Sexton, Queensland

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Sexton
Queensland
Sexton is located in Queensland
Sexton
Sexton
Coordinates26°01′54″S 152°28′37″E / 26.0316°S 152.4769°E / -26.0316; 152.4769 (Sexton (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°01′54″S 152°28′37″E / 26.0316°S 152.4769°E / -26.0316; 152.4769 (Sexton (centre of locality))
Population161 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.622/km2 (6.791/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area61.4 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Sexton:
Woolooga Miva Scotchy Pocket
Woolooga Sexton Curra
Lower Wonga Lower Wonga Bells Bridge

Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Sexton had a population of 161 people.[1]

History[]

Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Carmyle State School. In closed in 1910, but reopened in 1911. It closed on December 1963.[3]

Sexton Provisional School opened on 1913. On 1 December 1914 it became Sexton State School. In 1922 it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Miva Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). Sexton Provisional School closed in 1924.[3]

In the 2016 census Sexton had a population of 161 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sexton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Sexton – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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