Andromache, Queensland

Andromache Queensland
Andromache
Coordinates	20.5958°S 148.4097°E / -20.5958; 148.4097 (Andromache (centre of locality))
Population	17 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0402/km^2 (0.1041/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	423.1 km^2 (163.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Andromache: Lake Proserpine Pauls Pocket Goorganga Creek Bogie Andromache Thoopara Bogie Bloomsbury Bloomsbury

Andromache is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Andromache had a population of 17 people.[1]

History

Named after the Andromache River which first appears on a survey map of a route for a telegraph line from Bowen to Mackay drawn in late 1864 by surveyor and entrepreneur T.H. Fitzgerald. It is possible he gave the name. Andromache was the wife of the legendary Greek hero, Hector.[2]

Andromache Provisional School opened circa 1891 and closed circa 1893.[3]

Andromache River Prosivional School opened in In 1927 and closed in 1928.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Andromache had a population of 51 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Andromache had a population of 17 people.[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Andromache (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Andromache – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46850)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Andromache (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.