Pleystowe, Queensland
Appearance
Pleystowe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Pleystowe Sugar Mill, circa 1967 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°09′15″S 149°01′07″E / 21.1541°S 149.0186°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 418 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 24.73/km2 (64.06/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.[1]
It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.[3][4][5]
History
Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896. It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1961.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pleystowe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Pleystowe – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Bittersweet memories as Australia's oldest sugar mill shuts its doors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pleystowe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.