Fairymead, Queensland
- 7.5 km (5 mi) N of Bundaberg North
- 10.1 km (6 mi) N of Bundaberg CBD
- 472 km (293 mi) N of Brisbane
Suburbs around Fairymead: | ||
Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | Coral Sea |
Welcome Creek | Fairymead | Burnett Heads |
Gooburrum | Rubyanna | Rubyanna |
Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people.[1]
Geography
Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River.[3]
Barubbra Island is an island at the mouth of the Burnett River (24°44′56″S 152°23′10″E / 24.7488°S 152.3861°E / -24.7488; 152.3861 (Barubbra Island)).[4] It is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park.[4][3]
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane.[3] There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills.[3]
History
Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill (24°47′23″S 152°21′24″E / 24.7898°S 152.3568°E / -24.7898; 152.3568 (Fairymead Sugar Mill (former))).[5] The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens.[6]
Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983.[7] It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24°48′34″S 152°20′54″E / 24.8094°S 152.3484°E / -24.8094; 152.3484 (Fairymead State School (former))).[8][9][3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Fairymead had a population of 33 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fairymead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Fairymead – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Barubbra Island – island in Bundaberg Regional (entry 1783)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "9348-24 Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Fairymead House (entry 601009)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Cook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1920. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairymead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
Media related to Fairymead, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- "History of the House". Fairymead House. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
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