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Bemerside, Queensland

Coordinates: 18°33′26″S 146°11′33″E / 18.5573°S 146.1925°E / -18.5573; 146.1925 (Bemerside (centre of locality))
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Bemerside
Queensland
Bemerside is located in Queensland
Bemerside
Bemerside
Coordinates18°33′26″S 146°11′33″E / 18.5573°S 146.1925°E / -18.5573; 146.1925 (Bemerside (centre of locality))
Population241 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.753/km2 (12.31/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4850
Area50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Bemerside:
Hawkins Creek Rungoo Macknade
Hawkins Creek Bemerside Macknade
Hawkins Creek Gairloch
Foresthome
Cordelia

Bemerside is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Bemerside had a population of 241 people.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from the Bemerside Sugar Mill, established in 1873 and named after the town of Bermersyde (note the different spelling) in Scotland, which was associated with the Haig family who originally owned the sugar mill in conjunction with the Miles family.[2][3]

In the 2016 census Bemerside had a population of 241 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bemerside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Bemerside – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 2251)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "THE HAIGS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 27, 820. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 8 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.