Suburb of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Sharon is a rural
locality in the
Bundaberg Region ,
Queensland , Australia.
[2] In the
2021 census , Sharon had a population of 1,209 people.
[1]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north and east by Splitters Creek and to the south by the
Burnett River .
[3]
Sharon is approximately eight kilometres west of
Bundaberg towards
Gin Gin . The Sharon Gorge is a further four kilometres along the highway, and is home to a tranquil area with rainforests, ferns, palms and orchids.
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The neighbourhood of Manoo is located in the south-western area of Sharon (
24°53′00″S 152°14′00″E / 24.8833°S 152.2333°E / -24.8833; 152.2333 (Manoo ) ); it takes its name from the former Manoo railway station on the now closed
Mount Perry railway line . The name Manoo is an Aboriginal word meaning clear straight track .
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The
Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs through from east to south.
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History
Mill workers in front of Sharon Sugar Mill, Bundaberg, circa 1890
The locality is named after the
Sharon plain in Israel.
[2]
A Methodist Sunday School was established in 1882 by the Workman family which met on the verandah of the school until a church could be built.
[7] The Primitive Methodist church was officially opened on Sunday 29 March 1896 by Reverend
William Powell and Reverend Tom Ellison.
[8] The church was used by the Primitive Methodists on three Sundays each month with the fourth Sunday being available to other denominations.
[9]
[10] Circa 1935, the church building was sold to the Anglican Church.
[11]
Tantitha Provisional School opened on 26 February 1883. In 1894 it became a state school and was renamed Sharon State School.
[12]
Erin Hill State School opened on 30 April 1917. It closed on 14 June 1957.
[13] It was on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) in the Splitters Creek area, now part of Sharon, at 411 Ten Mile Road (
24°51′17″S 152°14′08″E / 24.8546°S 152.2356°E / -24.8546; 152.2356 (Erin Hill State School (former) ) ).
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[3]
Opening of the Church of England at Sharon, circa February 1935
Circa 1935, the Anglican Church purchased the former Primitive Methodist Church building and commenced services in February 1935.
[15] St Stephen's Anglican church was dedicated on 30 April 1945 by Rural Dean Reverend N.C.C. Bertram. Its closure was approved in September 1991.
[16] The church was in Gin Gin Road roughly opposite the Sharon State School (approx
24°52′20″S 152°15′46″E / 24.8723°S 152.2627°E / -24.8723; 152.2627 (St Stephen's Anglican Church (former) ) ).
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Demographics
In the
2011 census , Sharon had a population of 1,131 people.
[18]
In the
2016 census , Sharon had a population of 1,316 people.
[19]
In the
2021 census , Sharon had a population of 1,209 people.
[1]
Heritage listings
Splitters Creek Railway Bridge
Sharon has the following heritage listings:
Education
Sharon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18 Sharon School Road (
24°52′21″S 152°15′48″E / 24.8724°S 152.2633°E / -24.8724; 152.2633 (Sharon State School ) ).
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[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 116 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).
[23]
There are no secondary schools in Sharon. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in
Bundaberg North to the north-east.
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Amenities
Sharon Public Hall is at 1016 Gin Gin Road (
24°51′42″S 152°16′02″E / 24.8618°S 152.2672°E / -24.8618; 152.2672 (Sharon Public Hall ) ).
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References
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022).
"Sharon (SAL)" . 2021 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
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"Sharon – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44766)" . Queensland Place Names .
Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 February 2022 .
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"Queensland Globe" .
State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 February 2022 .
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"Sharon - Queensland" . Queensland.com .
Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018 .
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"Manoo – unbounded locality in the Bundaberg Region (entry 20832)" . Queensland Place Names .
Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 April 2018 .
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Google (31 October 2023).
"Sharon, Queensland" (Map).
Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ Methodist Church of Australasia. Bundaberg Circuit (1925),
Jubilee souvenir 1875-1925 , The Church,
archived from the original on 30 August 2021, retrieved 30 August 2021
^
"Local and General News" .
The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser . No. 1558. Queensland, Australia. 30 March 1896. p. 2.
Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^
"Local and General News" .
The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser . No. 1642. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1896. p. 2.
Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^
"Local and [?]" .
The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser . No. 1559. Queensland, Australia. 1 April 1896. p. 2.
Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Blake, Thom.
"Sharon Primitive Methodist Church" . Queensland religious places database . Retrieved 28 February 2022 .
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.),
Queensland Family History Society ,
ISBN
978-1-921171-26-0
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.),
Queensland Family History Society ,
ISBN
978-1-921171-26-0
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"Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map).
Queensland Government . 1952.
Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2022 .
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"IN MEMORY OF KING CHARLES I. — WOMEN FENCERS — GOLD AT CLERMONT Overseas photos, by Air Mail" .
The Queenslander . Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1935. p. 25.
Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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"Closed Churches" . Anglican Church Southern Queensland . Archived from
the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019 .
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"Bundaberg" (Map).
Queensland Government . 1943.
Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2022 .
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012).
"Sharon" . 2011 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 14 November 2015 .
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017).
"Sharon (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
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"Splitters Creek Railway Bridge (entry 600529)" .
Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013 .
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"State and non-state school details" .
Queensland Government . 9 July 2018.
Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
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"Sharon State School" . Sharon State School . 10 February 2020.
Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 .
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"ACARA School Profile 2018" .
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority .
Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020 .
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Google (28 February 2022).
"Sharon Public Hall" (Map).
Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 February 2022 .
External links
"Sharon" . Queensland Places . Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.