Homestead, Queensland

Homestead Queensland
Homestead State School, 2025
Homestead
Coordinates	20°21′42″S145°39′29″E / 20.3616°S 145.6580°E / -20.3616; 145.6580 (Homestead (town centre))
Population	38 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0288/km2 (0.0745/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4816
Area	1,321.7 km2 (510.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	32.8 km (20 mi) NW of Pentland 74 km (46 mi) SW of Charters Towers 210 km (130 mi) SW of Townsville 1,372 km (853 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Homestead: Basalt Basalt Basalt Pentland Homestead Campaspe Pentland Pentland Campaspe

Homestead is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Homestead had a population of 38 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Flinders Highway traverses from east to south-west through the locality, passing through the town which is located in the east of the locality. The Great Northern railway line follows a similar route parallel and immediately south of the highway with the Homestead railway station servicing the town. ^{[4] [5]}

History

Homestead State School, circa 1925

In 1883, gold was discovered to the north of the town but it was not regarded as an important discovery and it was mined sporadically over the next 50 years. ^{[6] [7]}

The town of Homestead was surveyed by C.A.S Andrews on 23 December 1905. It takes its name from the Homestead Station pastoral run owned by pastoralist W.D. Stewart; it was later known as Allandale Station. ^[2]

Homestead Provisional School opened on 31 October 1893 or 6 November 1893 under headmaster Ambrose J. George with nine boys and elevan girls. It became Homestead State School on 1 January 1909. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Homestead had a population of 48 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Homestead had a population of 38 people. ^[1]

Education

Homestead State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on 6 Home Street (also known as the Flinders Highway, 20°21′39″S145°39′26″E / 20.3607°S 145.6573°E / -20.3607; 145.6573 (Homestead State School) ). ^{[12] [13]} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). ^[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). ^[15] In 2024, the school had an enrolment of 2 students. ^[15]

There are no secondary schools in Homestead, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[16]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Homestead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Homestead – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 16062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Homestead – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 15 October 2017.
5. "Homestead – railway station in Charters Towers Region (entry 16064)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 October 2017.
6. "Homestead". Charters Towers Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
7. "Homestead Gold Discovery". The Telegraph . No. 5, 206. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
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. "Our school". Homestead State School. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
10. "History". Homestead State School. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Homestead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Homestead State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
14. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Homestead State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
15. "Homestead State School, Annual Report 2024". p. 2. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
16. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 September 2025.

External links

• "Town map of Homestead". Queensland Government. 1978.