Bargara

Bargara is a coastal town and suburb in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Bargarais a coastal town and suburb in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the suburb of Bargara had a population of 7,485 people.The town of Bargara lies 384 kilometres (239 mi) north of the state capital Brisbane and just 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Bundaberg. Bargara is considered to be a satellite suburb of Bundaberg, with only sugar cane fields separating the two centres.

Nielson Park is a coastal town in the north of the locality (24.8075°S 152.4566°E? / -24.8075; 152.4566? (Nielson Park)), only 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the town of Bargara.

The district was originally known as Sandhills, but was renamed Bargara in 1913. The name Bargara is derived from the names of two adjacent localities, Barolin and Woongarra.Sandhills Provisional School opened in 1893 and was renamed Bargara State School in 1921.A Primitive Methodist church was built at South Kalkie in 1878. Thirty years later, circa 1908, it was relocated to Seaview Road at Bagara.Between 1912 and 1948, the Woongarra (Pemberton) railway line connected Bargara to Bundaberg.In January 1922 the Methodist Church at Sandhlls was relocated to Bargara.Bargara Post Office opened by 1923 (a receiving office had been open since 1912).In 1924 the Bargara Golf Club was established and purchased an area of swamps and sand dunes to turn into a golf course. By 1954 the club had achieved its goal of an 18-hole course. In 1988 a new layout for the course was implemented. In 1997 a new club house was built.In August 1945 the Anglican residents decided to erect a church. St Peter's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1951.At the 2011 census, Bargara had a population of 6,893.In February 2012 the Bargara Lions Club Park for the Disabled was renamed the Bill Fritz Park for the Disabled in honour of the late Bill Fritz,who was a long-time active member of the Lions Club and other community groups.Bargara has grown significantly over the last decade, becoming a popular tourist and retirement destination.On Australia Day 2013, Bargara was struck by a tornado spawned by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald. The tornado damaged over 150 properties, and injured up to 17 people, 2 seriously.In the 2016 census the suburb of Bargara had a population of 7,485 people.