Yengarie, Queensland
| Yengarie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Yengarie Sugar Refinery ruins, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
  Yengarie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°32′34″S 152°35′45″E / 25.5427°S 152.5958°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 615 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 22.61/km2 (58.56/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Yengarie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yengarie had a population of 615 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Grahams Creek) and exits to the north (Oakhurst). The locality is served by Yengarie railway station (25°33′20″S 152°36′38″E / 25.5556°S 152.6106°E).[3]
History
[edit]Yengarie School opened on 30 March 1868 as a non-vested school (funded by the Queensland Government but not operated by the government).[4][5] On 14 July 1873, it became Yenagarie State School (operated by the government). In 1873, it had 89 students and a new school building was being constructed to replace the old building described as "dilapidated and overcrowded".[6] It closed in 1963.[7][8] It was at 340 Old Mill Road (25°33′19″S 152°37′00″E / 25.55534°S 152.61673°E).[9][10]
Yengarie Hall was opened in 1886. It was designed by architect James Robertson. It was used for meetings of the Antigua Divisional Board until 1903 and then the Antigua Shire Council until 1917 .[11]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Yengarie had a population of 460 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Yengarie had a population of 615 people.[1]
Heritage listings
[edit]Yengarie has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Central Sugar Mill Ruins, Old Mill Road[13]
- Yengarie Sugar Refinery Ruins, Old Mill Road[14]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Yengarie. The nearest government primary schools are Mungar State School in Mungar to the south and Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough.[15]
Amenities
[edit]Yengarie Hall is a community centre on Mungar Road (25°33′08″S 152°36′17″E / 25.5521°S 152.6048°E).[16] Its grounds contain facilities for tennis and basketball as well as a playground and BBQ/picnic facilities.[17][18]
Pleasant View Park is at the end of Pleasant View Road and on the bank of the Mary River (25°32′57″S 152°37′36″E / 25.5491°S 152.6267°E).[19] Pleasant View Road boat ramp is within the park providing access to the river (25°32′58″S 152°37′40″E / 25.5494°S 152.6278°E). It is managed by the Fraser Coast Regional Council.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yengarie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Yengarie – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 47268)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "No title". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. Vol. VIII, no. 539. Queensland, Australia. 25 December 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. Vol. VIII, no. 555. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1868. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1412. Queensland, Australia. 23 August 1873. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 6232, Yengarie State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m112" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Seymour, George (20 January 2020). "History: Halls stand as reminders of councils gone by". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yengarie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Central Sugar Mill Ruins (entry 602488)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Yengarie Sugar Refinery ruins (entry 600970)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Yengarie Hall Grounds". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Yengarie Hall ground facilities get a facelift". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Mathis, Pam J. (1988). A history of Mungar. P. J. Mathis. Includes Yerra & Pilerwa, Yengarie, Antigua, Pioneers Rest — via State Library of Queensland
External links
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- "Oakhurst and Yengarie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "SUGAR IN THE MARY DISTRICT.—I". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXVIII, no. 4, 967. Queensland, Australia. 30 August 1873. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia. — a description of Yengarie in 1873