Chelmsford, Queensland

Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
26°15′49″S 151°49′34″E / 26.2636°S 151.8261°E / -26.2636; 151.8261 (Chelmsford (centre of locality))Population100 (2021 census)[1] • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)Postcode(s)4606Area38.4 km2 (14.8 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 16.2 km (10 mi) W of Murgon
  • 36.9 km (23 mi) N of Kingaroy
  • 108 km (67 mi) W of Gympie
  • 190 km (118 mi) N of Toowoomba
  • 283 km (176 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)South Burnett RegionState electorate(s)NanangoFederal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Chelmsford:
Leafdale Silverleaf Wheatlands
Fairdale Chelmsford Wondai
Greenview Greenview Wondai

Chelmsford is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Chelmsford had a population of 100 people.[1]

History

Chelmsford State School opened on 23 August 1910. It closed circa 1972.[3] The school was located on the south-east corner of the intersection of Tingoora Chelmsford Road and Springs Road / Old Chemsford Road (26°16′07″S 151°48′39″E / 26.2686°S 151.8108°E / -26.2686; 151.8108 (Chelmsford State School (former))).[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Chelmsford had a population of 124 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Chelmsford had a population of 100 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Chelmsford. The nearest government primary schools are Wheatlands State School in neighbouring Wheatlands to the north, Wondai State School in neighbouring Wondai to the south-east, and Tingoora State School in Tingoora to the south. The nearest government seconday schools are Wondai State School (to Year 9) and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the north-east.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chelmsford (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Chelmsford – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46205)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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. ^ "Parish of McEuen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chelmsford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Towns and communities in the South Burnett Region, Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland


This South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e