Town in Queensland, Australia
| Homestead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Homestead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°21′42″S 145°39′29″E / 20.3616°S 145.6580°E / -20.3616; 145.6580 (Homestead (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 38 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0288/km (0.0745/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4816 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,321.7 km (510.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Homestead is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Homestead had a population of 38 people.
Geography
The Flinders Highway traverses from east to south-west through the locality, passing through the town which is located in the east of the locality. The Great Northern railway line follows a similar route parallel and immediately south of the highway with the Homestead railway station servicing the town.
History
In 1883, gold was discovered to the north of the town but it was not regarded as an important discovery and it was mined sporadically over the next 50 years.
The town of Homestead was surveyed by C.A.S Andrews on 23 December 1905. It takes its name from the Homestead Station pastoral run owned by pastoralist W.D. Stewart; it was later known as Allandale Station.
Homestead Provisional School opened on 31 October 1893, becoming Homestead State School on 1 January 1909.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Homestead had a population of 48 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Homestead had a population of 38 people.
Education
The Homestead State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government on the Flinders Highway. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Homestead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Homestead – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 16062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Homestead – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "Homestead – railway station in Charters Towers Region (entry 16064)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "Homestead". Charters Towers Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "Homestead Gold Discovery". The Telegraph. No. 5, 206. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Homestead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Homestead State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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