Hodgleigh

Hodgleigh is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Hodgleigh had a population of 137 people.[1]

Hodgleigh
Queensland
Hodgleigh is located in Queensland
Hodgleigh
Hodgleigh
Coordinates26.6108°S 151.9386°E / -26.6108; 151.9386 (Hodgleigh (centre of locality))
Population137 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.764/km2 (9.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Hodgleigh:
Booie Booie Booie
Coolabunia Hodgleigh Booie
Goodger Kunioon Barker Creek Flat

History

The name Hodgleigh was originally used a railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 15 March 1911, after Queensland politician Robert Samuel Hodge.[2]

Horse Creek Provisional School opened on 18 February 1902. In 1907 it was renamed Bell Bird Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Bell Bird State School. In 1923 it was renamed Hodgleigh State School. It closed on 4 November 1956.[3]

In the 2016 census Hodgleigh had a population of 137 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hodgleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Hodgleigh – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46226)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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


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