Halifax, Queensland

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Halifax
Queensland
Halifax is located in Queensland
Halifax
Halifax
Coordinates18°34′56″S 146°17′10″E / 18.5822°S 146.2861°E / -18.5822; 146.2861Coordinates: 18°34′56″S 146°17′10″E / 18.5822°S 146.2861°E / -18.5822; 146.2861
Population462 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.686/km2 (25.09/sq mi)
Established1880
Postcode(s)4850
Area47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Halifax:
Macknade Lucinda Lucinda
Macknade Halifax Coral Sea
Cordelia Braemeadows Taylors Beach

Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Halifax had a population of 462 people.[1]

Geography[]

Halifax is on the Herbert River, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ingham.

History[]

August Anderssen, a blacksmith, purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations.[4]

Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891.[5][6]

Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886.[7]

St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927.[6]

Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church.[8][9]

At the 2011 census, Halifax had a population of 431.[10]

Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018.[11]

Heritage listings[]

Halifax has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Hunters display dead crocodiles, fish and snakes outside Robinson's Hotel, Halifax, in 1907

Amenities[]

The town has a town hall and regular community markets.

Hinchinbrook Shire Council operates a library service at Halifax. The library is on Macrossan Street and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.[13]

The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday.[14]

The Halifix branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street.[15]

Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street (

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18°34′57″S 146°17′14″E / 18.5826°S 146.2872°E / -18.5826; 146.2872 (Halifax Uniting Church)).[16] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia.[17]

Education[]

Halifax State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Victoria Terrace (

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18°35′01″S 146°17′05″E / 18.5836°S 146.2846°E / -18.5836; 146.2846 (Halifax State School)).[18][19] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[20]

St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15-17 Anderssen Street (

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18°34′56″S 146°17′15″E / 18.5822°S 146.2876°E / -18.5822; 146.2876 (St Peter's Catholic School)).[18][21] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[20]

There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest is in Ingham.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halifax (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Halifax – town in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 15223)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Halifax – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42518)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Halifax". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. ^ Blake, Thom. "Halifax Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ^ Mason, Walter (27 October 2009). "Halifax Uniting Church". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Halifax (L)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "North Queensland flood: More than 200 homes inundated as Ingham flood peaks". ABC News. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Hinchenbrook Shire Council Library". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Herbert River Museum". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Queensland congregations and faith communities" (PDF). Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  18. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Halifax State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. ^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  21. ^ "St Peter's Catholic School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

External links[]

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