Granville, Queensland

Granville is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is a suburb of Maryborough. In the 2016 census Granville had a population of 2,716 people.[1]

Granville
Queensland
Granville is located in Queensland
Granville
Granville
Coordinates25.54°S 152.7372°E / -25.54; 152.7372 (Granville (centre of locality))
Population2,716 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density230.2/km2 (596.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4650
Area11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Granville:
Maryborough Walkers Point Walkers Point
Maryborough Granville Boonooroo Plains
Maryborough Bidwill Boonooroo Plains

Geography

The Mary River forms the north-western boundary and most of the south-western.[3]

History

Maryborough East State School opened on 25 May 1875. In 1938 it was renamed Granville State School.[4]

Granville Baptist Church opened in 1922.[5][6][7] The official opening was on Saturday 18 March 1922.[8][9] It was in Cambridge Street. It was demolished in 1972 and the timber used for extensions to the Baptist Church in Fort Street, Maryborough.[10]

In the 2016 census, Granville had a population of 2,716 people.[1]

Education

Granville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cambridge Street (25.5385°S 152.7154°E / -25.5385; 152.7154 (Granville State School)).[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 277 students with 28 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent).[13] It includes a special education program.[11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Granville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Granville – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46651)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Google (20 August 2021). "Granville, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  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. "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. "1922 Granville". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. "BAPTIST CHURCH AT GRANVILLE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 737. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "GENERAL NEWS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 834. Queensland, Australia. 11 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Granville Baptist Church. Opening Ceremonies". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 842. Queensland, Australia. 21 March 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. Blake, Thom. "Granville Baptist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Granville State School". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  • "Granville". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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