| Fairymead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Sugarcane train, Fairy Mead, circa 1896 | |||||||||||||||
  Fairymead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°46′17″S152°21′12″E / 24.7713°S 152.3533°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 63.0 km2 (24.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people. [3]
Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River. [4]
Barubbra Island is an island at the mouth of the Burnett River ( 24°44′56″S152°23′10″E / 24.7488°S 152.3861°E ). [5] It is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park. [5] [4]
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. [4] There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills. [4]
Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill ( 24°47′23″S152°21′24″E / 24.7898°S 152.3568°E ). [6] The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. [7]
Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983. [8] It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24°48′34″S152°20′54″E / 24.8094°S 152.3484°E ). [9] [10] [4]
In the 2016 census, Fairymead had a population of 33 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people. [3]
There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North. [4]
Burnett Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Burnett Heads had a population of 2,656 people.
Elliott Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Elliott Heads had a population of 1,160 people.
Wallaville is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 372 kilometres (231 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane and 43 kilometres (27 mi) south west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. In the 2016 census, Wallaville had a population of 410 people.
Moore Park Beach is a coastal rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. The coastal town of Moore Park is within the locality.
The Shire of Gooburrum was a local government area to the north and west of the regional city of Bundaberg, Australia. This area, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of 1,312.6 square kilometres (506.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Woongarra to form the Shire of Burnett.
Windermere is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Windermere had a population of 184 people.
Bundaberg North is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bundaberg North had a population of 5,451 people. It occupies the developed area north of the Burnett River, opposite the Bundaberg CBD.
South Bingera is a rural residential locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census South Bingera had a population of 661 people.
Oakwood is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Oakwood had a population of 331 people.
Qunaba is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Qunaba had a population of 793 people.
North Isis is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census North Isis had a population of 533 people.
Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Alloway had a population of 490 people.
Bungadoo is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. The area was formerly known as Albionville. In the 2021 census, Bungadoo had a population of 342 people.
Elliott is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Elliott had a population of 138 people.
Bucca is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bucca had a population of 1,027 people. The neighbourhood of Kolan is within the locality.
Welcome Creek is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Welcome Creek had a population of 445 people.
Pine Creek is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Pine Creek had a population of 254 people.
Fairymead Sugar Plantation was a sugar plantation in Fairymead, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was established by Ernest Young together with his father Henry and brothers Arthur, and Horace. It was one of Bundaberg's earliest independent sugar plantations and had one of its earliest sugar mills.
Duingal is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Duingal had a population of 70 people.
Isis Central is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Isis Central had a population of 216 people.
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