Milford, Queensland
| Milford Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Fields, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Milford | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°01′53″S 152°42′27″E / 28.0313°S 152.7075°ECoordinates: 28°01′53″S 152°42′27″E / 28.0313°S 152.7075°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 207 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.31/km2 (29.30/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4310 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Milford is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Milford had a population of 207 people.[1]
Geography[]
The area is undeveloped with a low population. Rural residential properties predominate in mostly open fields and hilly paddocks with no major roads or geographical features.
History[]
The locality takes its name from a local farm, which in turn was named by a selector Andrew Mahaffey circa 1877. [2]
A Primitive Methodist church opened in Milford on Tuesday 10 December 1889.[3] After the amalgamation of the Methodist Church of Australasia into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Milford Uniting Church. It was sold in 2000 and was used a weekender before becoming a bed-and-breakfast in 2007. It is at 438 Milford Road (28°01′34″S 152°42′40″E / 28.0260°S 152.7112°E).[4][5][6]
Milford Provisional School opened on 12 April 1886. On 6 July 1900 it was officially opened by Mr J Haygarth of Boonah as the new Milford State School.[7] It closed on 14 December 1984.[8] It was located at 382 Milford Road (28°01′30″S 152°42′19″E / 28.0250°S 152.7054°E) and is now used as a private home.[4][5][6]
Demographics[]
Milford has a population of 207 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 93 households, in which 50.5% of the population are males and 49.5% of the population are females with a median age of 46, 8 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,375, $63 below the national average.
1.5% of Milford's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 73.5% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 26.5% of the population is not married. 37.4% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (32.7%), English (27.4%) and German (16.0%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (84.2%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (88.8%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (28.1%), Anglican (19.8%) and the Uniting Church (16.7%). The most common occupation was a sales worker (18.3%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (40.6%).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Milford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Milford – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Milford Primitive Methodist Church". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXX, no. 4289. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "History". The Old Church Bed & Breakfast. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Johnston, Beryl (30 April 2017). "Times Past: Country schools of the early 1900s". Queensland Times. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
External links[]
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