Halifax Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 18°34′56″S 146°17′10″E / 18.5822°S 146.2861°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 390 ( UCL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1880 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people. [4]
Halifax is on the Herbert River, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ingham.
August Anderssen, a blacksmith, purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations. [5]
Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891. [6] [7] [8]
Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886. [9]
St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927. [7]
Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church. [10] [11]
Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018. [12]
In the 2011 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 431 people. [13]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people. [14]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people. [4]
Halifax has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The town has a town hall and regular community markets.
Hinchinbrook Shire Council operates a library service at Halifax. The library is on Macrossan Street and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. [16]
The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday. [17]
The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street. [18]
Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street ( 18°34′57″S 146°17′14″E / 18.5826°S 146.2872°E). [19] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia. [20]
Halifax State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Victoria Terrace ( 18°35′01″S 146°17′05″E / 18.5836°S 146.2846°E). [21] [22] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [23]
St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15-17 Anderssen Street ( 18°34′56″S 146°17′15″E / 18.5822°S 146.2876°E). [21] [24] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [23]
There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west. [25]
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