Saxby, Queensland
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Sinking an artesian bore on Saxby Downs Station, circa 1893 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 19°53′25″S 142°39′58″E / 19.8902°S 142.6661°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3,333.4 km2 (1,287.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 35 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01050/km2 (0.0272/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4822 | ||||||||||||
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Saxby is an outback rural locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Saxby had a population of 35 people.[2]
Geography
Express Creek loosely forms part of the south-eastern and southern boundary of the locality.[4]
The Saxby River rises in the north-east of the locality, briefly flows through neighbouring Victoria Vale to the north before re-entering the locality in the north-east and then flowing south-west through the locality, exiting the locality through the south-western corner into Cambridge.[5]
The Richmond–Woogar Road (part of the Richmond–Croydon Road) enters the locality from the south-east (Burleigh), runs north along the locality's eastern boundary, and then cross through the north-eastern corner of the locality, exiting to the north-east (Bellfield).[6][7]
As at 2025, the Saxby Downs pastoral station occupies roughly the west half of the locality and extends into neighbouring Malpas-Trenton.[8]
The land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation.[9]
History
Saxby Downs pastoral station has existed since at least 1877.[10] In 1893, an artesian bore struck water at 700 feet (210 m).[11]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Saxby had a population of 12 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Saxby had a population of 35 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Saxby, nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[13]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Saxby (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Saxby (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Saxby – locality in Shire of Richmond (entry 42356)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Express Creek – watercourse in the Mckinlay Shire (entry 12092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Saxby, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Property names". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Advertising". Rockhampton Bulletin. Vol. XIX, no. 2941. Queensland, Australia. 4 September 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 9 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLVI, no. 9253. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 9 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Saxby (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.