Chelona, Queensland
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Chelona is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Chelona had a population of 100 people.[1]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the south by Sandy Creek.[3]
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The predominant land use is sugarcane farming. Most of the residential development is along the Bruce Highway.[3]
History
The now-abandoned Chelona railway station (21°15′28″S 149°07′55″E / 21.2579°S 149.1320°E) on the North Coast railway line was named on 30 October 1913 after Mount Chelona (21°22′40″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3778°S 149.2106°E), which was named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson.[4][5] The locality takes its name from the railway station.[2]
Chelona State School opened on 23 January 1893.[6]
A postal receiving office opened at Chelona in August 1902. It became a post office on 1 July 1927 and closed on 2 March 1964.[7]
In the 2016 census, Chelona had a population of 100 people.[1]
Education
Chelona State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Chelona School Access Road (21°15′37″S 149°08′42″E / 21.2603°S 149.1451°E).[8][9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 107 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[10]
There is no secondary school in Chelona. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the north.[3]
Amenities
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References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chelona (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Chelona – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Mount Chelona – mountain in the Mackay Region (entry 6981)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "District Place Names". Daily Mercury. Vol. 56, no. 562. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Chelona". Post Office Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Chelona State School". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
