Fairymead, Queensland
| Fairymead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Fairymead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°46′17″S 152°21′12″E / 24.7713°S 152.3533°ECoordinates: 24°46′17″S 152°21′12″E / 24.7713°S 152.3533°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.473/km2 (1.226/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 69.7 km2 (26.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Fairymead had a population of 33 people.[1]
History[]
Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill. The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens.[3]
Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983.[4] It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24°48′34″S 152°20′54″E / 24.8094°S 152.3484°E).[5][6][7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairymead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Fairymead – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Fairymead House (entry 601009)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Cook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1920. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Fairymead, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- "History of the House". Fairymead House. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
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