Widgee Crossing North, Queensland

Widgee Crossing North Queensland
Grey headed flying foxes waking up and flapping their wings prior to taking off for their feeding grounds along the Mary River
Widgee Crossing North
Coordinates	26°11′04″S152°37′29″E / 26.1844°S 152.6247°E / -26.1844; 152.6247 (Widgee Crossing North (centre of locality))
Population	20 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.8 km (4 mi) W of Gympie 175 km (109 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Widgee Crossing North: The Palms Fishermans Pocket Two Mile Widgee Crossing South Widgee Crossing North Gympie Widgee Crossing South Southside Southside

Widgee Crossing North is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Widgee Crossing North had a population of 20 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Mary River forms the western and southern boundaries of the locality. ^{[3] [4]}

Widgee Crossing is a ford over the Mary River ( 26°11′31″S152°37′12″E / 26.1919°S 152.6201°E / -26.1919; 152.6201 (Widgee Crossing) ). ^[5]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. ^[4]

History

The two localities of Widgee Crossing North and Widgee Crossing South take their names from the ford over the Mary River. This was an important crossing point during the Gympie gold rush. As the names suggest, Widgee Crossing North is on the northern side of the ford and Widgee Crossing South is on the southern side of the ford. A bridge was built but it was washed away in a flood in the 1960s. ^[6]

The locality was named and bounded on 1 December 2000. ^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Widgee Crossing North had a population of 18 people. ^[7]

In the 2021 census, Widgee Crossing North had a population of 20 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Widgee Crossing North has the following heritage sites:

• 260 Widgee Crossing Road: Former Widgee Crossing Shops ^[8]

Education

There are no schools in Widgee Crossing North. The nearest government primary school is Two Mile State School in neighbouring Two Mile to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in neighbouring Gympie to the east. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Widgee Crossing North (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Widgee Crossing North – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46398)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. Google (20 August 2021). "Widgee Crossing North, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
5. "Widgee Crossing – ford in Gympie Regional (entry 37420)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
6. Mulholland, Jan (18 May 2015). "4WDs to blame for no access". Gympie Times . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Widgee Crossing North (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Former Widgee Crossing Shops" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

External links

• "Gympie and District Farming & Grazing". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XXXVII, no. 4800. Queensland, Australia. 25 February 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2023– via National Library of Australia.