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Federal
Coordinates 26°24′01″S152°48′15″E / 26.4002°S 152.8041°E / -26.4002; 152.8041 (Federal (centre of locality))
Population365 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4568
Area30.6 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s) Nicklin
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Federal:
Cooran Cooran Pomona
Tuchekoi Federal Black Mountain
Tuchekoi Ridgewood Black Mountain

Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. [3] In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people. [4]

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Geography

Skyring Creek, a tributary of the Mary River forms part of the northwest boundary of the locality. Federal is traversed by the Bruce Highway. The highway has seen two recent upgrades - one to the north and one to the south of Federal - costing more than $500 million each. [5] [6]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

Federal State School, circa 1910 State School at Federal, Queensland, circa 1910.jpg
Federal State School, circa 1910

The area was originally known as Skyring Creek after brothers Zachariah and Daniel Skyring who established cattle runs in the district circa 1853. Their runs were named Canando, Yandina, Whidlka Whidlka (later Tuchekoi) and Pooreema, in total 61,850 acres (25,030 ha) of land north of the Maroochy River. [7]

The name Federal refers to the arrival of a group of selectors from Federal in New South Wales in 1905–1906. [7]

Federal State School opened on 14 February 1910. [8]

Federal Memorial Hall opened on 26 September 1930. [9]

Between 2008 and 2013, Federal (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region. [10] [11]

Demographics

At the 2011 census the locality of Federal recorded a population of 320. [12]

In the 2016 census, Federal had a population of 303 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people. [4]

Heritage listings

Federal has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Federal State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Middle Creek Road ( 26°23′34″S152°47′39″E / 26.3929°S 152.7943°E / -26.3929; 152.7943 (Federal State School) ). [15] [16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 89 students with 11 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [17]

There is no secondary school in Federal. The nearest secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus at neighbouring Pomona to the north-east and its senior campus at Cooroy to the east. [3]

Amenities

The Shire of Noosa operates a mobile library on a weekly schedule at the Federal State School during the school terms. [18]

Social life centres on the Federal Memorial Hall on 2 Skyring Road (Old Bruce Highway, 26°23′21″S152°47′39″E / 26.3891°S 152.7941°E / -26.3891; 152.7941 (FEDERAL HALL) ). [19] [20]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: [21]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Federal (Qld) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Federal – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 50094)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Federal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Bruce Highway Upgrade (Cooroy to Curra): Section A (Cooroy to Federal)". Department of Transport and Main Roads. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) Upgrade: Section B (Federal to Traveston)". Department of Transport and Main Roads. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire: Mary River Catchment, p. 13
  8. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  9. 1 2 Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire: Mary River Catchment, pp. 21–22
  10. ↑ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council . 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Federal (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 October 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Federal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire: Mary River Catchment, pp. 19–20
  15. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Federal State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Noosa Mobile Library - Mobile Stops - Noosa Mobile Hours". Shire of Noosa. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Community Halls". Noosa Shire Council . Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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