Fairymead, Queensland
| Fairymead Queensland |
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| File:Queensland State Archives 5142 Sugar Cane train Fairy Mead Bundaberg c 1896.png
Sugarcane train, Fairy Mead, circa 1896
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 63.0 km2 (24.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people.[2]
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[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.[2]
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
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External links
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