Goovigen

Goovigen is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Goovigen had a population of 215 people.

Goovigen
Queensland
Slab hut in Goovigen, 1930
Goovigen
Coordinates24.1466°S 150.2861°E / -24.1466; 150.2861 (Goovigen (town centre))
Population215 (2016 census)
 • Density0.3811/km2 (0.9870/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area564.2 km2 (217.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 45.9 km (29 mi) NNW of Biloela
  • 81.8 km (51 mi) SSW of Mount Morgan
  • 119 km (74 mi) SSW of Rockhampton
  • 607 km (377 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Goovigen:
Wowan Dixalea Ulogie
Dumpy Creek Goovigen Jambin
Kokotungo Woolein Greycliffe

A second town, Rannes (24.0986°S 150.12°E / -24.0986; 150.12 (Rannes (town centre))), is also within the locality of Goovigen, near its western boundary.

Koorngoo is a neighbourhood (24.1666°S 150.3166°E / -24.1666; 150.3166 (Koorngoo)) within the locality, just west of centre, based around a former railway station.

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