Alexandra, Queensland

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Alexandra
Mackay,  Queensland
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Alexandra
Coordinates 21°09′29″S149°05′25″E / 21.1580°S 149.0902°E / -21.1580; 149.0902 (Alexandra (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 21°09′29″S149°05′25″E / 21.1580°S 149.0902°E / -21.1580; 149.0902 (Alexandra (centre of suburb))
Population193 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density25.73/km2 (66.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4740
Area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Alexandra:
Dumbleton Dumbleton Erakala
Walkerston Alexandra Te Kowai
Walkerston Palmyra Te Kowai

Alexandra is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Alexandra had a population of 193 people. [1]

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Geography

Alexandra is flat low-lying land bordered to the north by the Pioneer River and to the south by Bakers Creek. The Peak Downs Highway passes from east to west through the centre of the locality; there is a junction with the Mackay–Eungella Road which exits the locality in the north-west. Most of the housing is clustered around these two roads. Most of the land in the suburb is used for sugarcane farming. [3]

The Finch Hatton branch of the Mackay Railway ran through the locality from east to west. [3] After the closure of the railway, a sugarcane tramways replaced it to provide transport for the harvested sugarcane from the canefields to the sugar mills. [4]

The Rocks is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 21°09′00″S149°05′00″E / 21.15°S 149.0833°E / -21.15; 149.0833 (The Rocks) ). [5]

History

The suburb's name is taken from the Alexandra sugar mill. The mill, in turn, was named by mill owner Thomas Henry Fitzgerald after Princess Alexandra of Denmark who married Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) of Great Britain on 10 March 1863. [2]

The mill was constructed in 1868 and was the largest sugar mill in Queensland. It operated until 1884. [6]

In the 2016 census, Alexandra had a population of 193 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Alexandra. The nearest primary school is Walkerston State School in neighbouring Walkerston to the west. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the east. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alexandra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Alexandra – suburb in Mackay Region (entry 46752)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Finch Hatton Railway Station (entry 600985)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Rocks – locality unbounded in Mackay Regional (entry 34090)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Hall, Glen (18 July 2017). "Alexandra Sugar Mill". Mackay History. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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