Chelona, Queensland
| Chelona Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Chelona | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°15′32″S 149°08′30″E / 21.2588°S 149.1416°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 120 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.2/km2 (31.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
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Chelona is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Chelona had a population of 120 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The locality is bounded to the south by Sandy Creek.[3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Balberra) and exits to the north (Rosella). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south and exits to the north, further west than the highway.[3] There is also a network of cane tramways that transports harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills.[3]
The predominant land use is sugarcane farming. Most of the residential development is along the Bruce Highway.[3]
History
[edit]The now-abandoned Chelona railway station (21°15′28″S 149°07′55″E / 21.2579°S 149.1320°E) on the North Coast railway line was named on 30 October 1913 after Mount Chelona (21°22′40″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3778°S 149.2106°E), which was named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson.[4][5] The locality takes its name from the railway station.[2]
Chelona State School opened on 23 January 1893.[6]
A postal receiving office opened at Chelona in August 1902. It became a post office on 1 July 1927 and closed on 2 March 1964.[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Chelona had a population of 100 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Chelona had a population of 120 people.[1]
Education
[edit]Chelona State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Chelona School Access Road (21°15′37″S 149°08′42″E / 21.2603°S 149.1451°E).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 107 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[11]
There is no secondary school in Chelona. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the north.[3]
Amenities
[edit]The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Dunrock Road near the school.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chelona (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Chelona – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Mount Chelona – mountain in the Mackay Region (entry 6981)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "District Place Names". Daily Mercury. Vol. 56, no. 562. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Chelona". Post Office Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chelona (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.
- ^ "Chelona State School". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
