Coordinates: 25°10′24″S 152°16′14″E / 25.1733°S 152.2705°E / -25.1733; 152.2705 (North Isis (centre of locality))

North Isis

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North Isis
Queensland
North Isis is located in Queensland
North Isis
North Isis
Coordinates25°10′24″S 152°16′14″E / 25.1733°S 152.2705°E / -25.1733; 152.2705 (North Isis (centre of locality))
Population566 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.669/km2 (19.864/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4660
Area73.8 km2 (28.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around North Isis:
Gregory River Farnsfield Farnsfield
Cordalba
Isis Central
North Isis Redridge
Abington
Apple Tree Creek Childers Horton
Doolbi

North Isis is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Isis had a population of 566 people.[1]

Geography

The Bruce Highway touches the south-west boundary of North Isis (but does not enter it). At this point, the Isis Highway splits off and passes through the south-west corner of the locality and then forms the western boundary of the locality.[3]

The locality is predominantly used for farming, mostly of sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality.[3]

History

North Isis Sugar Mill, 1896

Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942.[4]

A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894.[5] It had ceased operation before 1931.[6]

Whitebridge State School opened on 1915 and closed on 1921.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, North Isis had a population of 533 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, North Isis had a population of 566 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Isis (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "North Isis – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47654)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "THE SUGAR INDUSTRY". The Capricornian. Vol. 20, no. 9. Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1894. p. 35. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "QUEENSLAND SUGAR". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LIII, no. 108. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Isis (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata