Innisfail Estate, Queensland

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Innisfail Estate
Queensland
Innisfail Estate is located in Queensland
Innisfail Estate
Innisfail Estate
Coordinates17°31′02″S 146°02′40″E / 17.5172°S 146.0444°E / -17.5172; 146.0444 (Innisfail Estate (centre of locality))Coordinates: 17°31′02″S 146°02′40″E / 17.5172°S 146.0444°E / -17.5172; 146.0444 (Innisfail Estate (centre of locality))
Population1,338 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density335/km2 (866/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Innisfail Estate:
Sundown Eaton Coconuts
Cullinane Innisfail Estate Coquette Point
Innisfail Webb Coquette Point

Innisfail Estate is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,338 people.[1]

Geography[]

Innisfail Estate is bounded by the Johnstone River to the east, south and west. It is flat low-lying land, below 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. It is connected to Innisfail to the west across the river by the Geraldton Bridge (Geraldton being the former name of Innisfail).[3]

Rocky Point is at the south-east of the locality on the Johnstone River (17°31′00″S 146°03′00″E / 17.5166°S 146.05°E / -17.5166; 146.05 (Rocky Point)).[4]

The south-western part of the locality near the bridge is suburban. The east of the locality is undeveloped wetlands. The remainder of the locality is used for agriculture, predominantly growing sugarcane.[3]

History[]

Thomas Henry Fitzgerald, 1860

In 1879 Thomas Henry Fitzgerald came to North Queensland looking for locations suitable to grow sugarcane. He was impressed by the potential of the Johnstone River district. Returning to Brisbane he established a company Fitzgerald & Co with the assistance of Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane James O'Quinn. On 23 April 1880 he returns to the area and establishes the first sugarcane plantation (called Innisfail Estate) with its own sugar mill. The mill closed in 1885 but by then there were a number of other mills in the Johnstone River district.[5]

By the 1940s there was a cane tramway through the Innisfail Estate, with a ferry connection for the tramway across the Johnstone River (approx 17°30′28″S 146°02′13″E / 17.5078°S 146.0370°E / -17.5078; 146.0370 (Cane tramway ferry (site))) to Innisfail and from there to the sugar mill.[6]

In the 2016 census, Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,338 people.[1]

Education[]

Innisfail State College is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 45 Flying Fish Point Road (17°30′57″S 146°02′13″E / 17.5159°S 146.0369°E / -17.5159; 146.0369 (Innisfail State College)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 856 students with 85 teachers (81 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent).[9] It includes an early childhood developmental program,[7] a diverse learning centre,[10] and a special education program.[11]

There is no primary school in Innisfail Estate. The nearest government primary school is Innisfail State School in Innisfail across the river to the west. Catholic primaryand secondary schools are also in Innisfail.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Innisfail Estate (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Innisfail Estate – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45711)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Rocky Point – point in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 28874)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "SUGAR GROWING AT INNISFAIL". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 25 April 1934. p. 13 (MEMORIAL ISSUE). Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Innisfail" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Innisfail State College". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning Centre". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Innisfail State College - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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