Halifax, Queensland

Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Halifax had a population of 462 people.[1]

Halifax
Queensland
Row of Street Trees, 2003
Halifax is located in Queensland
Halifax
Halifax
Coordinates18.5822°S 146.2861°E / -18.5822; 146.2861 (Halifax (town centre))
Population462 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.290/km2 (26.65/sq mi)
Established1880
Postcode(s)4850
Area44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Halifax:
Macknade Lucinda Lucinda
Macknade Halifax Coral Sea
Cordelia Braemeadows Taylors Beach

Geography

Halifax is on the Herbert River, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ingham.

History

August Anderssen, a blacksmith, purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations.[4]

Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891.[5][6][7]

Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886.[8]

St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927.[6]

Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church.[9][10]

In the 2011 census, Halifax had a population of 431.[11]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people.[1]

Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018.[12]

Heritage listings

Halifax has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Hunters display dead crocodiles, fish and snakes outside Robinson's Hotel, Halifax, in 1907

Amenities

The town has a town hall and regular community markets.

Hinchinbrook Shire Council operates a library service at Halifax. The library is on Macrossan Street and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.[14]

The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday.[15]

The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street.[16]

Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street (18.5826°S 146.2872°E / -18.5826; 146.2872 (Halifax Uniting Church)).[17] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia.[18]

Education

Halifax State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Victoria Terrace (18.5836°S 146.2846°E / -18.5836; 146.2846 (Halifax State School)).[19][20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[21]

St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15-17 Anderssen Street (18.5822°S 146.2876°E / -18.5822; 146.2876 (St Peter's Catholic School)).[19][22] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[21]

There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest is in Ingham.[23]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halifax (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Halifax – town in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 15223)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Halifax – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42518)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "Halifax". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "History". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. Blake, Thom. "Halifax Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. Mason, Walter (27 October 2009). "Halifax Uniting Church". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Halifax (L)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  12. "North Queensland flood: More than 200 homes inundated as Ingham flood peaks". ABC News. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  13. "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  14. "Hinchenbrook Shire Council Library". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. "Herbert River Museum". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  16. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  17. "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  18. "Queensland congregations and faith communities" (PDF). Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  19. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. "Halifax State School". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  21. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  22. "St Peter's Catholic School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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