Island Plantation, Queensland

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Island Plantation
Queensland
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Island Plantation
Coordinates 25°29′29″S152°43′49″E / 25.4913°S 152.7302°E / -25.4913; 152.7302 (Island Plantation (centre of locality))
Population155 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density20.95/km2 (54.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4650
Elevation10 m (33 ft) [2]
Area7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s) Maryborough
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Island Plantation:
St Helens St Helens Walkers Point
St Helens Island Plantation Walkers Point
Maryborough Maryborough Walkers Point

Island Plantation is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Island Plantation had a population of 155 people. [1]

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Geography

The Mary River forms the eastern boundary of the locality. [4]

The land is flat and low-lying. [2]

The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. [2]

History

A Bapist Church opened at "The Island" on the weekend of 8-9 September 1906. The church was 34 by 20 feet (10.4 by 6.1 m). [5]

Following the closure of the school in neighbouring St Helens in December 1941, in May 1942 the Island Farmer's Association offered their hall to establish a school in Island Plantation for the duration of the war. [6] Gladys Rose Walter was transferred to the school in June 1942 as its teacher. [7] Island Plantation Provisional School opened in 1942 and closed in 1944. [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Island Plantation had a population of 146 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Island Plantation had a population of 155 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Island Plantation. The nearest government primary school is St Helens State School in neighbouring St Helens to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Maryborough State High School and Aldridge State High School, both in Maryborough to south and south-west. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Island Plantation (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Island Plantation – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46656)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Google (20 August 2021). "Island Plantation, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "A NEW CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 10, 503. Queensland, Australia. 10 September 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "SCHOOL AT ISLAND PLANTATION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 22, 003. Queensland, Australia. 22 May 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "PERSONAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 22, 025. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Island Plantation (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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