Victoria Plantation, Queensland

Victoria Plantation Queensland
Victoria Plantation
Coordinates	18.6441°S 146.2083°E / -18.6441; 146.2083 (Victoria Plantation (centre of locality))
Population	169 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	13.31/km^2 (34.47/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4850
Area	12.7 km^2 (4.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Victoria Plantation: Foresthome Foresthome Cordelia Ingham Victoria Plantation Braemeadows Blackrock Braemeadows Braemeadows

Victoria Plantation is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.[1]

Geography

Clearing the site for the Victoria Plantation at Palm Creek, near Ingham, ca. 1881

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.[3]

History

Victoria Plantation Provisional School opened on 1 March 1894, becoming Victoria Plantation State School on 1 January 1909.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Victoria Plantation had a population of 156 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.[1]

Education

Victoria Plantation State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 244 Forrest Beach Road (18.6472°S 146.2013°E / -18.6472; 146.2013 (Victoria Plantation State School)).[6][7] 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).[8] 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).[9]

There are no secondary schools in Victoria Plantation. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in neighbouring Ingham to the west. Other non-government schools are available in Ingham.[3]

See also

• List of tramways in Queensland

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victoria Plantation (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Victoria Plantation – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 49501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Plantation (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
7. "Victoria Plantation State School". Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
8. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Victoria Plantation State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
9. "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.