Victoria Plantation, Queensland
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Victoria Sugar Mill, circa 1915 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 18°38′39″S 146°12′30″E / 18.6441°S 146.2083°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 169 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 13.31/km2 (34.47/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4850 | ||||||||||||
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Victoria Plantation is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.[2]
Geography
Victoria Plantation is directly east of the town of Ingham. It is a sugarcane growing area, with a network of cane tramways connecting the plantations to the Victoria Sugar Mill in the south of the locality beside Palm Creek (18°39′03″S 146°12′10″E / 18.6508°S 146.2027°E).[4] The mill is operated by Wilmar Sugar Australia.[5]
History
Victoria Sugar Mill was established in 1883 by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company.[5]
Victoria Plantation Provisional School opened on 1 March 1894, becoming Victoria Plantation State School on 1 January 1909.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Victoria Plantation had a population of 156 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.[2]
Education
Victoria Plantation State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 244 Forrest Beach Road (18°38′50″S 146°12′05″E / 18.6472°S 146.2013°E).[8][9] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 74 students with 8 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) with 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 38 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[11]
There are no secondary schools in Victoria Plantation. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in neighbouring Ingham to the west. There are also non-government schools in Ingham.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victoria Plantation (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victoria Plantation (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Victoria Plantation – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 49501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mills". Wilmar Sugar Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Plantation (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Plantation State School". Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Victoria Plantation State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
Further reading
- Victoria Plantation State School. Centenary Committee (1994), Victoria Plantation State School centenary : 1894-1994, Victoria Plantation State School Centenary Committee], retrieved 14 September 2017
External links
- "Victoria Plantation". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.