Anderleigh, Queensland

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Anderleigh
Queensland
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Anderleigh
Coordinates 26°00′45″S152°40′46″E / 26.0125°S 152.6794°E / -26.0125; 152.6794 (Anderleigh (centre of locality))
Population128 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.678/km2 (6.94/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area47.8 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Anderleigh:
Glenwood Neerdie Neerdie
Gunalda Anderleigh Downsfield
Curra North Deep Creek Downsfield

Anderleigh is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Anderleigh had a population of 128 people. [1]

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History

Brookleigh Provisional School opened on 10 July 1895. In 1899 it was renamed Anderleigh Provisional School. It became Anderleigh State School in 1909. It closed on 24 July 1960. [3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Anderleigh was included with neighbouring Kia Ora and together had a population of 501 people. [4]

In the 2016 census, Anderleigh had a population of 90 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Anderleigh had a population of 128 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Anderleigh. The nearest government primary schools are Kia-Ora State School in Kia Ora to the east, Gunalda State School in neighbouring Gundalda to the west, and Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School and James Nash State High School, both in Gympie to the south. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Anderleigh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Anderleigh – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46299)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "Agency ID 5956, Anderleigh State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kia Ora (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 February 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Anderleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2024.