Sexton, Queensland

Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Sexton had a population of 161 people.[1]

Sexton
Queensland
Sexton is located in Queensland
Sexton
Sexton
Coordinates26.0316°S 152.4769°E / -26.0316; 152.4769 (Sexton (centre of locality))
Population161 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.622/km2 (6.791/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area61.4 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Sexton:
Woolooga Miva Scotchy Pocket
Woolooga Sexton Curra
Lower Wonga Lower Wonga Bells Bridge

History

The Nanango railway line opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan.

Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Carmyle State School. In closed in 1910, but reopened in 1911. It closed in December 1963.[3]

Sexton Provisional School opened on 1913. On 1 December 1914 it became Sexton State School. In 1922 it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Miva Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). Sexton Provisional School closed in 1924.[3]

In the 2016 census Sexton had a population of 161 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sexton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Sexton – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 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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