| Sexton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Sexton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°01′54″S152°28′37″E / 26.0316°S 152.4769°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 187 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.046/km2 (7.888/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 61.4 km2 (23.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Sexton had a population of 187 people. [1]
The Nanango railway line opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan with the locality being served by Sexton railway station ( 26°00′23″S152°26′12″E / 26.0063°S 152.4367°E ). [3] The railway line through Sexton was mothballed in 2006 and officially closed in 2010. [4]
Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Carmyle State School. It closed in 1910. The school reopened in 1911 when it was described as being 21 by 14 feet (6.4 by 4.3 m) plus a verandah and was well-ventilated with six windows and a door. At that time, it had 16 students under teacher Miss Grace Smith. [5] The school closed in December 1963. [6] In 1921, the school was on the eastern side of Devil Mountain Road ( 26°02′26″S152°27′51″E / 26.04049°S 152.46423°E ). [7] From 1936 to 1961, it was on the eastern corner of Lower Wide Bay Road and Carmyle Road ( 26°02′07″S152°28′49″E / 26.03520°S 152.48014°E ). [8] [9] [10]
Sexton Provisional School opened in 1913. On 1 December 1914, it became Sexton State School. [11] In March 1922, it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Miva Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher who taught at each school in alternating weeks). [12] The two schools were closed in September 1924. [6] [13] The school was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site in the north-eastern corner of the council's gravel reserve. [14] [15]
In the 2016 census, Sexton had a population of 161 people. [16]
In the 2021 census, Sexton had a population of 187 people. [1]
There are no schools in Sexton. The nearest government primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the west, Theebine State School in Theebine to the north-east, and Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school in James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east. [17]
There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs. [17]
Kilkivan is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region of Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kilkivan had a population of 689 people.
Goomeri is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Goomeri had a population of 677 people.
The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of 2,185.3 square kilometres (843.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1879 until 2008, when it was dissolved and split between two new local government areas, the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region.
Chatsworth is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Chatsworth had a population of 1,353 people.
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro.
Tamaree is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tamaree had a population of 1,000 people.
Theebine is a rural town and locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia.
Gunalda is a rural town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Gunalda had a population of 426 people.
Woolooga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Woolooga had a population of 310 people.
Curra is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Curra had a population of 2,104 people.
Miva is a locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Miva had a population of 55 people.
Widgee is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Widgee had a population of 862 people.
Bauple is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Bauple had a population of 745 people.
Owanyilla is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Owanyilla had a population of 245 people.
Kanigan is a rural locality split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kanigan had a population of 143 people.
Kinbombi is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 34 people.
Munna Creek is a locality split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Munna Creek had a population of 22 people.
Tansey is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tansey had a population of 154 people.
Marodian is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".
Paterson is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Paterson had a population of 157 people.
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