McIlwraith, Queensland

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McIlwraith
Queensland
McIlwraith is located in Queensland
McIlwraith
McIlwraith
Coordinates25°S 152°E / 25°S 152°E / -25; 152Coordinates: 25°S 152°E / 25°S 152°E / -25; 152
Population191 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.27/km2 (21.42/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around McIlwraith:
Gin Gin Maroondan Maroondan
Redhill Farms McIlwraith Delan
Skyring Reserve Drinan Delan

McIlwraith is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, McIlwraith had a population of 191 people.[1]

History[]

The locality was named after the former railway station, which in turn was named after former Premier of Queensland Thomas McIlwraith.[2]

McIlwraith State School opened on 30 October 1934.[3]

In the 2011 census McIlwraith had a population of 327.[4]

In the 2016 census, McIlwraith had a population of 191 people.[1]

Education[]

McIlwraith State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 322 McIlwraith Road (

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25°00′31″S 151°59′57″E / 25.0085°S 151.9993°E / -25.0085; 151.9993 (McIlwraith State School)).[5][6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7]

There is no secondary school in McIlwraith; the nearest secondary school in neighbouring Gin Gin.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "McIlwraith (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "McIlwraith – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "McIlwraith (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "McIlwraith State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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