Riverleigh
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| Coordinates: 25°35′04″S 151°13′24″E / 25.5844°S 151.2233°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 60.7 km2 (23.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 95 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.565/km2 (4.054/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4626 | ||||||||||||
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Riverleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Riverleigh had a population of 95 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The locality is bounded to the north, west and south by the Burnett River. The land is used for farming.[3]
History
[edit]Riverleigh State School opened 15 October 1913. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010.[4][5] The school was located at 289 Coonambula-Eidsvold Road (25°35′08″S 151°12′44″E / 25.5855°S 151.2121°E).[6] The school's website was archived.[7]
A Methodist church opened at Riverleigh in 1921.[8] In 1928, it was decided to relocate the church building to be nearer to the state school,[9] with the church being re-opened in the new location on Sunday 21 October 1928.[10]
The Monto railway line was extended to Mundubbera on 3 February 1914. The next stage to Ceratodus which passed through Riverleigh was opened on 26 April 1924, with Riverleigh being served by:
- Lacon railway station (25°36′18″S 151°15′34″E / 25.6049°S 151.2594°E)[11]
- Riverleigh railway station (25°34′30″S 151°12′00″E / 25.5751°S 151.2000°E)[11]
Riverleigh Apostolic Church opened on Sunday 27 May 1928 by the Reverend Jacob Dietz. The four-acre site included an earlier church and cemetery.[12][13]
The last train on the Monto railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 the line was officially closed.[14]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Riverleigh had a population of 80 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Riverleigh had a population of 95 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Riverleigh. The nearest government school is Mundubbera State School in neighbouring Mundubbera to the east which offers Prep-10 education. For Years 11-12 education, the nearest government school is Eidsvold State School at Eidsvold to the north-west.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Riverleigh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Riverleigh – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45413)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ↑ "Agency ID 5661, Riverleigh State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ Chiclcott, Tanya; Vlasic, Kimberley (7 June 2013). "Full school assets sale list". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "Riverleigh State School". Riverleigh State School. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "WIDE BAY AND BURNETT". The Telegraph. No. 15263. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1921. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "RIVERLEIGH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 267. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "RIVERLEIGH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 340. Queensland, Australia. 3 November 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "RIVERLEIGH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 217. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "REV. J. DEITZ". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 21, 776. Queensland, Australia. 28 August 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Riverleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Crofts, Susan (2012). Meadows by the river : a history of the Riverleigh, Malmoe and O’Bil Bil areas. Susan Crofts. — via State Library of Queensland.