McIlwraith
Queensland
McIlwraith is located in Queensland
McIlwraith
McIlwraith
Coordinates25°00′00″S 152°00′00″E / 25.0000°S 152.0000°E / -25.0000; 152.0000 (McIlwraith (centre of locality))
Population202 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4671
Area23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around McIlwraith:
Gin Gin Maroondan Maroondan
Redhill Farms McIlwraith Delan
Skyring Reserve Drinan Delan

McIlwraith is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, McIlwraith had a population of 202 people.[3]

Geography

Uping is a neighbourhood within the locality (24°59′00″S 152°00′00″E / 24.9833°S 152.0000°E / -24.9833; 152.0000 (Uping)).[4] It takes its name from the former Uping railway station on the now-closed Mount Perry railway line.[5] The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs along the northern boundary of the locality.[6]

History

The locality was named after the former railway station, which in turn was named after former Premier of Queensland Thomas McIlwraith.[2]

McIlwraith State School opened on 30 October 1934.[7]

Demographics

In the 2011 census McIlwraith had a population of 327.[8]

In the 2016 census, McIlwraith had a population of 191 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, McIlwraith had a population of 202 people.[3]

Education

McIlwraith State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 322 McIlwraith Road (25°00′31″S 151°59′57″E / 25.0085°S 151.9993°E / -25.0085; 151.9993 (McIlwraith State School)).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 12 students.[13]

There is no secondary school in McIlwraith; the nearest secondary school in neighbouring Gin Gin.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McIlwraith (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. 1 2 "McIlwraith – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McIlwraith (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Uping – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 35813)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Google (31 October 2023). "McIlwraith, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "McIlwraith (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "McIlwraith (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "McIlwraith State School". McIlwraith State School. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "School Annual Report 2022" (PDF). McIlwraith State School. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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