Brandon, Queensland

Brandon is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.[1]

Brandon
Queensland
Brandon is located in Queensland
Brandon
Brandon
Coordinates19.5541°S 147.3547°E / -19.5541; 147.3547 (Brandon (centre of locality))
Population1,094 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.900/km2 (25.642/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4808
Area110.5 km2 (42.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Dawson
Localities around Brandon:
Barratta Colevale Alva
Barratta Brandon Ayr
Barratta Airville McDesme

History

Brandon was surveyed as a site for a township in 1882 and the first allotments were sold later that year.[4] The town is named after Henry Brandon a sugar pioneer in the Mackay and Lower Burdekin regions.[5] Henry Brandon was also the son-in-law of the colonist, Korah Halcomb Wills.[6]

Brandon Post Office opened on 6 September 1883.[7] Prior to that a Receiving office called Pioneer Estate, Lower Burdekin had serviced the area. The Receiving office name was changed to Brandon in August 1883.[8]

Brandon Provisional School opened in the town on 9 April 1888. It became Brandon State School on 11 July 1898.[9]

Kalamia State School opened beside the Kalamia Sugar Mill on 18 July 1928.[9]

In the 2006 census, the town of Brandon had a population of 783.[10]

In the 2011 census, the locality of Brandon had a population of 1,267 people.[11]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

Economy
Kalamia Sugar Mill, 1901

Brandon is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops. Wilmar Sugar Australia operates two sugar mills in Brandon, the Kalamia Sugar Mill in the north-east of the locality on Lilliesmere Road beside the Lilliesmere Lagoon (19.5229°S 147.4163°E / -19.5229; 147.4163 (Kalamia Sugar Mill)) and the Pioneer Sugar Mill in the west of the locality on Pioneer Mill Road (19.5583°S 147.3309°E / -19.5583; 147.3309 (Pioneer Sugar Mill)).[13]

Education

Brandon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Drysdale Street (19.5537°S 147.3485°E / -19.5537; 147.3485 (Brandon State School)).[14][15] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 45 students with 4 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[16]

Kalamia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lilliesmere Road (19.5185°S 147.4176°E / -19.5185; 147.4176 (Kalamia State School)).[14][17] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 1 teacher and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[16]

There are no secondary schools in Brandon. The nearest government secondary school is Ayr State High School in neighbouring Ayr to the east.[18]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brandon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Brandon – town in Shire of Burdekin (entry 4348)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Brandon – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 44667)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. "BURDEKIN RICHEST GEM OF THE NORTH". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LXIX. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Brandon". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. Hall, Glen. "Korah Halcomb Wills". Mackay Mayors. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. "INTERCOLONIAL". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 7, 990. Queensland, Australia. 21 August 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brandon (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brandon (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  12. "St Patrick's Catholic Church (former) (entry 600372)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. "Wilmar Sugar Mills - Our Mills". www.wilmarsugarmills.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  14. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. "Brandon State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  17. "Kalamia State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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