Victoria Plantation, Queensland
| Victoria Plantation Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Victoria Plantation | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°38′39″S 146°12′30″E / 18.6441°S 146.2083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 169 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Victoria Plantation is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Victoria Plantation is directly east of the town of Ingham. It is a sugarcane growing area, with a network of cane tramways connecting the plantations to the Victoria Sugar Mill in the south of the locality beside Palm Creek.[3]
History
Victoria Plantation Provisional School opened on 1 March 1894, becoming Victoria Plantation State School on 1 January 1909.[4]
Education
Victoria Plantation State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 244 Ingham Forrest Beach Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 74 students with 8 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) with 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[5]
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victoria Plantation (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Victoria Plantation – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 49501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Victoria Plantation State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
Further reading
- Victoria Plantation State School. Centenary Committee (1994), Victoria Plantation State School centenary : 1894-1994, Victoria Plantation State School Centenary Committee], retrieved 14 September 2017
External links
- "Victoria Plantation". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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