Fairymead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 24°46′17″S 152°21′12″E / 24.7713°S 152.3533°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 28 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.444/km2 (1.151/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 63.0 km2 (24.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Fairymead is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people. [1]
Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River. [3]
Barubbra Island is an island at the mouth of the Burnett River ( 24°44′56″S 152°23′10″E / 24.7488°S 152.3861°E). [4] It is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park. [4] [3]
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. [3] There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills. [3]
Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill ( 24°47′23″S 152°21′24″E / 24.7898°S 152.3568°E). [5] The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. [6]
Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983. [7] It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24°48′34″S 152°20′54″E / 24.8094°S 152.3484°E). [8] [9] [3]
In the 2016 census, Fairymead had a population of 33 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Fairymead had a population of 28 people. [1]
There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North. [3]
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