Fairymead, Queensland

Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people.[3]

Fairymead
Queensland
Sugarcane train, Fairy Mead, circa 1896
Fairymead is located in Queensland
Fairymead
Fairymead
Coordinates24.7713°S 152.3533°E / -24.7713; 152.3533 (Fairymead (centre of locality))
Population28 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4670
Area63.0 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Fairymead:
Moore Park Beach Coral Sea Coral Sea
Welcome Creek Fairymead Burnett Heads
Gooburrum Rubyanna Rubyanna

Geography

Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River.[4]

Barubbra Island is an island at the mouth of the Burnett River (24.7488°S 152.3861°E / -24.7488; 152.3861 (Barubbra Island)).[5] It is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park.[5][4]

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane.[4] There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills.[4]

History

Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill (24.7898°S 152.3568°E / -24.7898; 152.3568 (Fairymead Sugar Mill (former))).[6] The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens.[7]

Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983.[8] It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24.8094°S 152.3484°E / -24.8094; 152.3484 (Fairymead State School (former))).[9][10][4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Fairymead had a population of 33 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North.[4]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fairymead (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Fairymead – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fairymead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. "Barubbra Island – island in Bundaberg Regional (entry 1783)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. "9348-24 Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. "Fairymead House (entry 601009)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "County of Cook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1920. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairymead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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