Homestead, Queensland

Homestead is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Homestead had a population of 48 people.[1]

Homestead
Queensland
Homestead is located in Queensland
Homestead
Homestead
Coordinates20.3616°S 145.6580°E / -20.3616; 145.6580 (Homestead (town centre))
Population48 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.0363/km2 (0.0941/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4816
Area1,321.7 km2 (510.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Homestead:
Basalt Basalt Basalt
Pentland Homestead Campaspe
Pentland Pentland Campaspe

Geography

The Flinders Highway traverses from east to south-west through the locality, passing through the town which is located in the east of the locality. The Great Northern railway line follows a similar route parallel and immediately south of the highway with the Homestead railway station servicing the town.[4][5]

History

In 1883, gold was discovered to the north of the town but it was not regarded as an important discovery and it was mined sporadically over the next 50 years.[6][7]

The town of Homestead was surveyed by C.A.S Andrews on 23 December 1905. It takes its name from the Homestead Station pastoral run owned by pastoralist W.D. Stewart; it was later known as Allandale Station.[2]

Homestead Provisional School opened on 31 October 1893, becoming Homestead State School on 1 January 1909.[8]

In the 2016 census the locality of Homestead had a population of 48 people.[1]

Education

The Homestead State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government on the Flinders Highway. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Homestead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Homestead – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 16062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Homestead – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. "Homestead – railway station in Charters Towers Region (entry 16064)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Homestead". Charters Towers Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. "Homestead Gold Discovery". The Telegraph. No. 5, 206. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  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. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Homestead State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.


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