Goovigen, Queensland

Goovigen Queensland
Goovigen
Coordinates	24°09′0″S 150°17′0″E / 24.15000°S 150.28333°E / -24.15000; 150.28333Coordinates: 24°09′0″S 150°17′0″E / 24.15000°S 150.28333°E / -24.15000; 150.28333
Population	287 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	4702
Location	660 km (410 mi) NNW of Brisbane 121 km (75 mi) SW of Rockhampton 52 km (32 mi) NW of Biloela
LGA(s)	Banana Shire Council
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal Division(s)	Flynn

Goovigen is a town in central Queensland, Australia. It is in the Banana Shire local government area, 660 kilometres (410 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Goovigen and the surrounding area had a population of 287.

Goovigen was originally established as a supply depot for the railways and was named for the local Aboriginal word for box tree, a species of Eucalyptus.

Goovigen Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1925).

The town now supports the surrounding agricultural district mainly producing cotton, cattle and grain.

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