Sexton, Queensland

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Sexton
Queensland
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Sexton
Coordinates 26°01′54″S152°28′37″E / 26.0316°S 152.4769°E / -26.0316; 152.4769 (Sexton (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°01′54″S152°28′37″E / 26.0316°S 152.4769°E / -26.0316; 152.4769 (Sexton (centre of locality))
Population161 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.622/km2 (6.791/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area61.4 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Sexton:
Woolooga Miva Scotchy Pocket
Woolooga Sexton Curra
Lower Wonga Lower Wonga Bells Bridge

Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Sexton had a population of 161 people. [1]

History

The Nanango railway line opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan.

Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Carmyle State School. In closed in 1910, but reopened in 1911. It closed in December 1963. [3]

Sexton Provisional School opened on 1913. On 1 December 1914 it became Sexton State School. In 1922 it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Miva Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). Sexton Provisional School closed in 1924. [3]

In the 2016 census Sexton had a population of 161 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sexton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Sexton – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0