Alloway, Queensland

Alloway Queensland
Alloway State School, 2019
Alloway
Coordinates	24°57′12″S152°21′49″E / 24.9533°S 152.3636°E / -24.9533; 152.3636 (Alloway (centre of locality))
Population	488 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	4670
Elevation	10–30 m (33–98 ft) [2]
Area	72.8 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.9 km (6 mi) S of Bundaberg CBD 363 km (226 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal division(s)	Hinkler
Suburbs around Alloway: Kensington Thabeban Woongarra Elliott Alloway Calavos Elliott Elliott Kinkuna

Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people. ^[4]

Clayton is a neighbourhood ( 24°56′00″S152°22′00″E / 24.9333°S 152.3666°E / -24.9333; 152.3666 (Clayton (neighbourhood)) ) in the north of the locality. ^[5]

Geography

The Elliott River comprises the southern boundary of the locality. ^[2]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Elliott / Kinkuna) and exits to north (Thabeban) with the locality served by the following railway stations (from north to south): ^[2]

• Clayton railway station, now abandoned ( 24°55′31″S152°21′50″E / 24.9254°S 152.3640°E / -24.9254; 152.3640 (Clayton railway station (former)) ) ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Alloway railway station, now abandoned ( 24°56′47″S152°22′06″E / 24.9465°S 152.3683°E / -24.9465; 152.3683 (Alloway railway station (former)) ) ^[6]
• Elliott railway station ( 24°58′45″S152°22′30″E / 24.9791°S 152.3750°E / -24.9791; 152.3750 (Elliott railway station) ) ^{[6] [9]}

Alloway is flat land between 10 and 30 metres (33 and 98 ft) above sea level. The land use is crop growing, predominantly the growing of sugarcane. ^[2]

History

The name Alloway is taking from the railway siding, which was in turned named after Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (the birthplace of Robert Burns) on 8 July 1939 by the Queensland Railways Department. ^[3]

Elliott State School opened on 4 February 1886 and it is believed there was a "school at Bingera and Baranyan Homestead near Bundaberg" on the site prior to this. In 1960, it was renamed Alloway State School. ^[10]

Clayton State School opened on 31 July 1930 on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site donated by Mrs Ernestina Julia Sarah Natzke. It closed in 1947 but reopened in 1952. It closed permanently on 31 December 1971. ^[11] On 16 January 1989 the Queensland Government decided to return the land to Mrs Ernestina Crank, the daughter and sole beneficiary of Mrs Natzke who had died in August 1988. ^[12] The school was at 430 Clayton Road ( 24°55′25″S152°21′19″E / 24.9237°S 152.3553°E / -24.9237; 152.3553 (Clayton State School (former)) ). ^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Alloway had a population of 490 people. ^[13]

In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people. ^[4]

Education

Alloway State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4334 Goodwood Road ( 24°57′08″S152°22′42″E / 24.9521°S 152.3782°E / -24.9521; 152.3782 (Alloway State School) ). ^{[14] [15]} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 51 students with 6 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time). ^[16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 50 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). ^[17]

There are no secondary schools in Alloway. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg to the north. ^[18]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alloway (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
3. "Alloway – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 48367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alloway (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "Clayton – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 7369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
6. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. "Clayton – railway station in the Bundaberg Region (entry 7369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
9. "Elliott – railway station in Bundaberg Region (entry 11543)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 September 2017.
10. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
11. "Agency ID 6484, Clayton State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
12. "Item ID3410214, Disposal of the former Clayton State School Site. - Mr B.G. Littleproud". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alloway (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
14. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
15. "Alloway State School". Alloway State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
16. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Alloway State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
17. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
18. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

Further reading

• Anderson, Ben; Alloway State School Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee (1961). Historical record of the Elliott District development comprising Alloway, Calavos, Clayton and Elliott. Bundaberg.