Nive, Queensland

Nive Queensland
Homestead and outbuildings at Nive Downs pastoral station, 1892
Nive
Coordinates	25°27′55″S146°31′12″E / 25.4652°S 146.52°E / -25.4652; 146.52 (Nive (centre of locality))
Population	44 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.02499/km2 (0.0647/sq mi)
Area	1,760.4 km2 (679.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	52.3 km (32 mi) N of Augathella 135 km (84 mi) NE of Charleville 320 km (199 mi) NW of Roma 671 km (417 mi) WNW of Toowoomba 798 km (496 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Murweh
County	Nickavilla
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Nive: Yandarlo Yandarlo Caldervale Ward Nive Upper Warrego Ward Augathella Caroline Crossing

Nive is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] It is on the boundary between the Shire of Murweh and the Blackall-Tambo Region. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Nive had a population of 44 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Landsborough Highway runs through from south (Augathella) to north (Yandarlo). ^[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the Nive River. The river in turn was named by Sir Thomas Mitchell, the New South Wales Surveyor-General, on 13 September 1846, after the Nive River in south-western France, where Lord Wellington engaged in the Battle of the Nive in the Peninsula War in 1813. ^[2]

Nive Downs was a huge sheep station that was broken up into home blocks and allocated to returned servicemen in a ballot after the 2nd world war.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Duttons sold Nive Downs in 1866 and awarded a breastplate to Paddy, King of Nive Downs for the service of his tribe. Paddy was likely a Wadjalang man.^{[ citation needed ]} The breastplate is now in the National Museum of Australia. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Nive had a population of 34 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Nive had a population of 44 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Nive. The nearest primary school is Augathella State School in neighbouring Augathella, although some parts of the north and west of Nive might be too distant for a daily commute. There are no secondary schools nearby. Other schooling options are distance education and boarding school. ^[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nive (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Nive – locality in Shire of Murweh (entry 42930)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
4. Google (29 August 2021). "Nive, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
5. "Aboriginal breastplates: Queensland". National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nive (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.