title: Junabee
text: # Junabee
  
  Junabee is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Junabee had a population of 213 people.
  
  ## History
  
  Junabee Provisional School opened in 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Junabee State School. It closed on 1 May 1939, but reopened in 1953. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963.
  
  A new public hall opened in Junabee on Wednesday 5 August 1908.
  
  Jingarry State School opened on 4 August 1919. It closed on 28 January 1963. It was at 439 Jingarry Mount Sturt Road (28°14′13″S 152°10′18″E﻿ / ﻿28.2370°S 152.1717°E﻿ / -28.2370; 152.1717﻿ (Jingarry State School (former))).
  
  St George's Anglican Church held its first service on 4 March 1945. It closed in 1973. However, there are mentions of an earlier church dating back to 1908.
  
  On 5 January 1946, the Junabee Memorial Hall was opened at 573 Roona Road (28°15′03″S 152°08′42″E﻿ / ﻿28.2509°S 152.1450°E﻿ / -28.2509; 152.1450﻿ (Junabee Memorial Hall)). The hall commemorates those who served in World War I and World War II.
  
  In the 2016 census, Junabee had a population of 213 people.
  
  ## Education
  
  There are no schools in Junabee. The nearest primary schools are Warwick East State School in Warwick to the west, Yangan State School in Yangan to the north-east and Murrays Bridge State School in Murrays Bridge to the south. The nearest secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick.
  
  