Fairymead, Queensland

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Fairymead
Queensland
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Sugarcane train, Fairy Mead, circa 1896
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Fairymead
Coordinates 24°46′17″S152°21′12″E / 24.7713°S 152.3533°E / -24.7713; 152.3533 (Fairymead (centre of locality))
Population28 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.444/km2 (1.151/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4670
Area63.0 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Fairymead:
Moore Park Beach Coral Sea Coral Sea
Welcome Creek Fairymead Burnett Heads
Gooburrum Rubyanna Rubyanna

Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people. [1]

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Geography

Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River. [3]

Barubbra Island is an island at the mouth of the Burnett River ( 24°44′56″S152°23′10″E / 24.7488°S 152.3861°E / -24.7488; 152.3861 (Barubbra Island) ). [4] It is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park. [4] [3]

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. [3] There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills. [3]

History

Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill ( 24°47′23″S152°21′24″E / 24.7898°S 152.3568°E / -24.7898; 152.3568 (Fairymead Sugar Mill (former)) ). [5] The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. [6]

Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983. [7] It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24°48′34″S152°20′54″E / 24.8094°S 152.3484°E / -24.8094; 152.3484 (Fairymead State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Fairymead had a population of 33 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fairymead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Fairymead – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Barubbra Island – island in Bundaberg Regional (entry 1783)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "9348-24 Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fairymead House (entry 601009)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "County of Cook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1920. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairymead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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