Alloway Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 24°57′12″S 152°21′49″E / 24.9533°S 152.3636°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 488 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 6.703/km2 (17.361/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 10–30 m (33–98 ft) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 72.8 km2 (28.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people. [1]
Clayton is a neighbourhood ( 24°56′00″S 152°22′00″E / 24.9333°S 152.3666°E) in the north of the locality. [4]
The Elliott River comprises the southern boundary of the locality. [2]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south ( Elliott / Kinkuna) and exits to north ( Thabeban) with the locality served by the following railway stations (from north to south): [2]
Alloway is flat land between 10 and 30 metres (33 and 98 ft) above sea level. The land use is crop growing, predominantly the growing of sugarcane. [2]
The name Alloway is taking from the railway siding, which was in turned named after Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (the birthplace of Robert Burns) on 8 July 1939 by the Queensland Railways Department. [3]
Elliott State School opened on 4 February 1886 and it is believed there was a "school at Bingera and Baranyan Homestead near Bundaberg" on the site prior to this. In 1960, it was renamed Alloway State School. [9]
Clayton State School opened on 31 July 1930 on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site donated by Mrs Ernestina Julia Sarah Natzke. It closed in 1947 but reopened in 1952. It closed permanently on 31 December 1971. [10] On 16 January 1989 the Queensland Government decided to return the land to Mrs Ernestina Crank, the daughter and sole beneficiary of Mrs Natzke who had died in August 1988. [11] The school was at 430 Clayton Road ( 24°55′25″S 152°21′19″E / 24.9237°S 152.3553°E). [7]
In the 2016 census, Alloway had a population of 490 people. [12]
In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people. [1]
Alloway State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4334 Goodwood Road ( 24°57′08″S 152°22′42″E / 24.9521°S 152.3782°E). [13] [14] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 51 students with 6 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time). [15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 50 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [16]
There are no secondary schools in Alloway. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg to the north. [17]