Milford, Queensland

Milford Queensland
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Milford
Coordinates	28°01′53″S152°42′27″E / 28.0313°S 152.7075°E / -28.0313; 152.7075 (Milford (centre of locality))
Population	190 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	10.38/km2 (26.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4310
Area	18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.6 km (3 mi) SE of Boonah 41.8 km (26 mi) W of Beaudesert 50.8 km (32 mi) S of Ipswich 99.6 km (62 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Milford: Dugandan Allandale Allandale Dugandan Milford Cannon Creek Bunburra Bunburra Cannon Creek

Milford is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Milford had a population of 190 people. ^[1]

Geography

Rural residential properties predominate in mostly open fields and hilly paddocks with no major roads or geographical features.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The locality takes its name from a local farm, which in turn was named by a selector Andrew Mahaffey circa 1877. ^[2]

A Primitive Methodist church opened in Milford on Tuesday 10 December 1889. ^[3] After the amalgamation of the Methodist Church of Australasia into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Milford Uniting Church. It was sold in 2000 and was used a weekender before becoming a bed-and-breakfast in 2007. It is at 438 Milford Road ( 28°01′34″S152°42′40″E / 28.0260°S 152.7112°E / -28.0260; 152.7112 (Milford Methodist/Uniting Church (former)) ). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Milford Provisional School opened on 12 April 1886. On 6 July 1900, it was officially opened by Mr J Haygarth of Boonah as the new Milford State School. ^[7] It closed on 14 December 1984. ^[8] It was located at 382 Milford Road ( 28°01′30″S152°42′19″E / 28.0250°S 152.7054°E / -28.0250; 152.7054 (Milford State School (former)) ) and is now used as a private home. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Milford had a population of 207. ^[9] The locality contained 93 households, in which 50.5% of the population were males and 49.5% of the population were females with a median age of 46, 8 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,375, $63 below the national average. 1.5% of Milford's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 73.5% of the population aged 15 or over was either registered or de facto married, while 26.5% of the population was not married. 37.4% of the population was attending some form of education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (32.7%), English (27.4%) and German (16.0%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (84.2%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (88.8%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (28.1%), Anglican (19.8%) and the Uniting Church (16.7%). The most common occupation was a sales worker (18.3%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (40.6%). ^[9]

In the 2021 census, Milford had a population of 190 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Milford. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Boonah State School and Boonah State High School, both in neighbouring Boonah to the north-west. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Milford (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Milford – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
3. "Milford Primitive Methodist Church". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XXX, no. 4289. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
4. "History". The Old Church Bed & Breakfast. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
5. "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
7. Johnston, Beryl (30 April 2017). "Times Past: Country schools of the early 1900s". Queensland Times . Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Milford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

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