Selene, Queensland

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Selene
Queensland
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Selene
Coordinates 25°00′24″S151°08′24″E / 25.0066°S 151.14°E / -25.0066; 151.14 (Selene (centre of locality))
Population27 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.813/km2 (2.11/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4630
Area33.2 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Selene:
Coominglah Forest Mulgildie Tellebang
Glenleigh Selene Tellebang
Glenleigh Kapaldo Tellebang

Selene is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Selene had a population of 27 people. [1]

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Geography

Tuturi is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality ( 25°00′00″S151°08′00″E / 25.0000°S 151.1333°E / -25.0000; 151.1333 (Tuturi) ) near the former railway station of the same name. [3] The name Tuturi was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department and is word from the Waka language, meaning grey box tree. [3]

History

Selene State School opened on 25 January 1926 and closed on 25 July 1965. [4] It was located at 261 Selene Hall Road ( 25°00′31″S151°09′56″E / 25.0086°S 151.1655°E / -25.0086; 151.1655 (Selene State School (former)) ). [5] [6]

The now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened to Selene in 1927. The locality was served by two now-abandoned stations:

Selene Baptist Church was officially opened by Reverend Benjamin Hewison (President of the Queensland Baptist Union) on Saturday 13 May 1933. [8] [9] [10] [11]

The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed. [12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Selene had a population of 25 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Selene had a population of 27 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Selene (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Selene – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Tuturi – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 35438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. "1933 Selene". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. "BAPTIST". The Brisbane Courier . No. 23, 495. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  11. "BAPTIST CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 19, 520. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  12. Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier Mail . Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Selene (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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