Milford, Queensland

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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)) Coordinates: 28°01′53″S152°42′27″E / 28.0313°S 152.7075°E / -28.0313; 152.7075 (Milford (centre of locality))
Population	207 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	11.31/km2 (29.30/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4310
Area	18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Blair
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 2016 census, Milford had a population of 207 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]}

In the 2016 census, Milford had a population of 207. ^[1] 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%). ^[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 (27 June 2017). "Milford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
5. "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. 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 . 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

External links

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