Electra, Queensland

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Electra
Queensland
Electra is located in Queensland
Electra
Electra
Coordinates25°00′13″S 152°06′55″E / 25.0036°S 152.1152°E / -25.0036; 152.1152 (Electra (centre of locality))Coordinates: 25°00′13″S 152°06′55″E / 25.0036°S 152.1152°E / -25.0036; 152.1152 (Electra (centre of locality))
Population111 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.081/km2 (10.57/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Electra:
Bungadoo South Kolan Givelda
Bungadoo Electra Givelda
Bungadoo Promisedland Pine Creek

Electra is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Electra had a population of 111 people.[1]

History[]

Electra Provisional School opened on 12 October 1892 and closed on 1966. On 1 January 1909 it became Electra State School. It closed in 1918. Electra State School reopened in 1936, closing permanently in 1966.[3]

Woodbine State School opened on 1909 and closed circa 1914.[3]

In the 2016 census Electra had a population of 111 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Electra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Electra – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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