Homestead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Homestead State School, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°21′42″S145°39′29″E / 20.3616°S 145.6580°E | ||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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 ). [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]