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Halifax
Queensland
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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))
Population390 (UCL 2021) [1]
Established1880
Postcode(s) 4850
Area44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Halifax:
Macknade Lucinda Lucinda
Macknade Halifax Coral Sea
Cordelia Braemeadows Taylors Beach

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. [4]

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. [5]

Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891. [6] [7] [8]

Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886. [9]

St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927. [7]

Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church. [10] [11]

Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018. [12]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 431 people. [13]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people. [14]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people. [4]

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. [16]

The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday. [17]

The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street. [18]

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) ). [19] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia. [20]

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) ). [21] [22] 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). [23]

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) ). [21] [24] 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). [23]

There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Halifax (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.  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. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Halifax (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Halifax". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. 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
  8. ↑ "History". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Halifax Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ↑ Mason, Walter (27 October 2009). "Halifax Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Halifax (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 November 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halifax (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. ↑ "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Hinchenbrook Shire Council Library". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Herbert River Museum". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. 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.
  22. ↑ "Halifax State School". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  23. 1 2 "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "St Peter's Catholic School". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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