| Jackson North Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Jackson North | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°27′40″S149°38′50″E / 26.4611°S 149.6472°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 45 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0696/km2 (0.1802/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4426 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 646.7 km2 (249.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Jackson North is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Jackson North had a population of 45 people. [1]
The Great Dividing Range enters the locality from the north-west (Bundi / Yuleba North) and exits to the north-east (Woleebee / Bogandilla). Unlike some parts of the range, the range in Jackson North is not defined by a chain of mountains, but rather by forming the drainage divide between the North-East Coast drainage basin (where rivers flow east into the Coral Sea) and the Murray-Darling Basin (where rivers flow south-west to the Southern Ocean). [3]
The Warrego Highway enters from the east (Jackson), forms the southern boundary of the locality, and then exits to the west (Jackson South / Yuleba North). The Western railway line runs immediately parallel and south to the highway. [4] [5]
The Jackson Wandoan Road enters the location from the south (Jackson) and exits to the north-east (Woleebee). [5]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing in the west of the locality. [6]
The locality takes its name from the town of Jackson to the south, which was named after John Woodward Wyndham Jackson who was a pioneer settler in the district. [2]
Noonga Provisional School opened in 1916, as a half-time school in conjunction with Clarke's Creek Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared on teacher between them). The school closed in 1917, but reopened in 1918 as a half-time school in conjunction with Bogandilla Provisional School. In 1919 it was briefly a full-time school (not sharing its teacher) before reverting to a half-time school in conjunction with Noonga Creek Provisional School in August 1920. The school closed circa 1921. On 22 September 1947 a new Noonga State School opened. It closed at end of the school year in 1968. [7] [8] Noonga State School was located on the Noonga pastoral station west of the Jackson Wandoan Road and immediately west of Noonga Creek ( 26°28′25″S149°38′02″E / 26.4736°S 149.6340°E ). [9] [10]
In the 2016 census, Jackson North had a population of 61 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Jackson North had a population of 45 people. [1]
There are no schools in Jackson North. The nearest government primary schools are Dulacca State School in neighbouring Dulacca to the south-east, Yuleba State School in Yuleba to the south-west, and Guluguba State School in Guluguba to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) in Wallumbilla to the west and Wandoan State School (to Year 10) in Wandoan to the north-east. However, not all students in the locality would be within range of these schools for a daily commute. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [12]
