Halifax, Queensland

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Halifax
Town
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Row of Street Trees, 2003
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Halifax
Coordinates: 18°34′56″S146°17′10″E / 18.5822°S 146.2861°E / -18.5822; 146.2861 (Halifax (town centre))
Country Australia
State Queensland
LGA
Location
Established1880
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total477 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density10.624/km2 (27.52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4850
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Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

Halifax is on the Herbert River, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ingham.

History

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Halifax State School, 1931

August Anderssen, a blacksmith, purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations. [4]

Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891. [5] [6] [7]

Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886. [8]

St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927. [6]

Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church. [9] [10]

Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018. [11]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 431 people. [12]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people. [1]

Heritage listings

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

Amenities

The town has a town hall and regular community markets.

Hinchinbrook Shire Council operates a library service at Halifax. The library is on Macrossan Street and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. [15]

The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday. [16]

The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street. [17]

Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street ( 18°34′57″S146°17′14″E / 18.5826°S 146.2872°E / -18.5826; 146.2872 (Halifax Uniting Church) ). [18] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia. [19]

Education

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Halifax State School, 2022

Halifax State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 17 Victoria Terrace ( 18°35′01″S146°17′05″E / 18.5836°S 146.2846°E / -18.5836; 146.2846 (Halifax State School) ). [20] [21] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [22]

St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 15–17 Anderssen Street ( 18°34′56″S146°17′15″E / 18.5822°S 146.2876°E / -18.5822; 146.2876 (St Peter's Catholic School) ). [20] [23] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [22]

There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west. [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Halifax (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Halifax – town in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 15223)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Halifax – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42518)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Halifax". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "History". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Halifax Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Mason, Walter (27 October 2009). "Halifax Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "North Queensland flood: More than 200 homes inundated as Ingham flood peaks". ABC News . 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Halifax (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 November 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halifax (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Hinchenbrook Shire Council Library". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Herbert River Museum". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Queensland congregations and faith communities" (PDF). Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod . March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  20. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "Halifax State School". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  22. 1 2 "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "St Peter's Catholic School". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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