Pioneers Rest

This article is about the locality. For the cemetery, see Pioneers Rest (Fort Worth, Texas).

Pioneers Rest Queensland
Pioneers Rest
Coordinates	25°40′05″S152°34′35″E / 25.6680°S 152.5763°E / -25.6680; 152.5763 (Pioneers Rest (centre of locality))
Population	78 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	4.73/km2 (12.24/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	28.1 km (17 mi) SW of Maryborough 57.8 km (36 mi) SW of Hervey Bay 239 km (149 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Pioneers Rest: St Mary Antigua Antigua St Mary Pioneers Rest Owanyilla St Mary St Mary Tiaro

Pioneers Rest is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Pioneers Rest had a population of 78 people. ^[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the Mary River and to the north by its tributary Myrtle Creek. ^[3]

History

Pioneers Rest Provisional School opened in 1870. On 1 January 1909, it became Pioneers Rest State School. In 1927, it closed due to low student numbers, but reopened on 27 August 1928. In December 1932, the school buildings of the then-closed Myrtle Creek State School in Yerra were relocated to Pioneers Rest to replace its school buildings. ^[4] On 30 January 1939, Pioneer's Rest State School closed again and reopened on 3 May 1949. On 21 August 1950, it closed again, but reopened on 30 January 1951. In 1960, it closed permanently. ^[5] It was to the south-east of the bend in Mungar Creek Access Road (approx 25°39′56″S152°34′36″E / 25.6655°S 152.5768°E / -25.6655; 152.5768 (Pioneers Rest State School (former)) ). ^{[6] [3]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pioneers Rest had a population of 60 people. ^[7]

In the 2021 census, Pioneers Rest had a population of 78 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pioneers Rest. The nearest primary schools are Tiaro State School in neighbouring Tiaro to the south-east and Mungar State School in Mungar to the north. The nearest secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east. ^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pioneers Rest (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Pioneers Rest – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46667)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. "TIARO". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 19, 390. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m112" (Map). Queensland Government. 1956. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pioneers Rest (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• Mathis, Pam J. (1988). A history of Mungar. P. J. Mathis. Includes Yerra & Pilerwa, Yengarie, Antigua, Pioneers Rest — via State Library of Queensland