Pioneers Rest

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Pioneers Rest
Queensland
Pioneers Rest is located in Queensland
Pioneers Rest
Pioneers Rest
Coordinates25°40′05″S 152°34′35″E / 25.6680°S 152.5763°E / -25.6680; 152.5763 (Pioneers Rest (centre of locality))Coordinates: 25°40′05″S 152°34′35″E / 25.6680°S 152.5763°E / -25.6680; 152.5763 (Pioneers Rest (centre of locality))
Population60 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.64/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4650
Area16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 28.1 km (17 mi) SW of Maryborough
  • 57.8 km (36 mi) SW of Hervey Bay
  • 239 km (149 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Pioneers Rest:
St Mary Antigua Antigua
St Mary Pioneers Rest Owanyilla
St Mary St Mary Tiaro

Pioneers Rest is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Pioneers Rest had a population of 60 people.[1]

Geography[]

The locality is bounded to the east by the Mary River and to the north by its tributary Myrtle Creek.[3]

History[]

In the 2016 census Pioneers Rest had a population of 60 people.[1]

Education[]

There are no schools in Pioneers Rest. The nearest primary schools are Tiaro State School in neighbouring Tiaro to the south-east and Mungar State School in Mungar to the north. The nearest secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pioneers Rest (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Pioneers Rest – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46667)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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