Island Plantation, Queensland
| Island Plantation Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Island Plantation | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°29′29″S 152°43′49″E / 25.4913°S 152.7302°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 146 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 19.73/km2 (51.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Island Plantation is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Island Plantation had a population of 146 people.[1]
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).[3]
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.[4] Gladys Rose Walter was transferred to the school in June 1942 as its teacher.[5] Island Plantation Provisional School opened in 1942 and closed in 1944.[6]
Geography
The Mary River forms the eastern boundary.[7]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Island Plantation (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Island Plantation – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46656)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Island Plantation, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
