Reesville, Queensland
Reesville is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Reesville had a population of 567 people.[1]
| Reesville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Rural landscape, Reesville | |||||||||||||||
  Reesville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.7569°S 152.7975°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 567 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 19.76/km2 (51.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4552 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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History
Reesville was named in 1922 by the Landsborough Shire Council after Henry Oliver Rees (1862-1923) who owned a plant nursery and mixed fruit orchard there.[2]
In the 2016 census, Reesville had a population of 567 people.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reesville, Queensland.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reesville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Reesville – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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