Island Plantation, Queensland

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Island Plantation
Queensland
Island Plantation is located in Queensland
Island Plantation
Island Plantation
Coordinates25°29′29″S 152°43′49″E / 25.4913°S 152.7302°E / -25.4913; 152.7302Coordinates: 25°29′29″S 152°43′49″E / 25.4913°S 152.7302°E / -25.4913; 152.7302
Population146 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density19.73/km2 (51.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4650
Area7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Island Plantation:
St Helens St Helens Walkers Point
St Helens Island Plantation Walkers Point
Maryborough Maryborough Walkers Point

Island Plantation is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Island Plantation had a population of 146 people.[1]

History[]

A Bapist Church opened at "The Island" on the weekend of 8-9 September 1906. The church was 34 by 20 feet (10.4 by 6.1 m).[3]

Following the closure of the school in neighbouring St Helens in December 1941, in May 1942 the Island Farmer's Association offered their hall to establish a school in Island Plantation for the duration of the war.[4] Gladys Rose Walter was transferred to the school in June 1942 as its teacher.[5] Island Plantation Provisional School opened in 1942 and closed in 1944.[6]

Geography[]

The Mary River forms the eastern boundary.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Island Plantation (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Island Plantation – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46656)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "A NEW CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 10, 503. Queensland, Australia. 10 September 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL AT ISLAND PLANTATION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 22, 003. Queensland, Australia. 22 May 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "PERSONAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 22, 025. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ 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. ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Island Plantation, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.


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