Halifax, Queensland

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Row of Street Trees, 2003
Halifax is located in Queensland
Halifax
Halifax
Coordinates18°34′56″S 146°17′10″E / 18.5822°S 146.2861°E / -18.5822; 146.2861 (Halifax (town centre))
Population477 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density10.624/km2 (27.52/sq mi)
Established1880
Postcode(s)4850
Area44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Halifax:
Macknade Lucinda Lucinda
Macknade Halifax Coral Sea
Cordelia Braemeadows Taylors Beach

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.[1]

Geography

Halifax is on the Herbert River, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ingham.

History

Halifax State School, 1931

August Anderssen, a blacksmith, purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations.[4]

Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891.[5][6][7]

Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886.[8]

St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927.[6]

Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church.[9][10]

Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018.[11]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 431 people.[12]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Halifax has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Amenities

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.[15]

The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday.[16]

The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street.[17]

Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street (18°34′57″S 146°17′14″E / 18.5826°S 146.2872°E / -18.5826; 146.2872 (Halifax Uniting Church)).[18] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia.[19]

Education

Halifax State School, 2022

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 / -18.5836; 146.2846 (Halifax State School)).[20][21] 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).[22]

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 / -18.5822; 146.2876 (St Peter's Catholic School)).[20][23] 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).[22]

There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Halifax (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Halifax – town in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 15223)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Halifax – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42518)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Halifax". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ "History". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ^ Blake, Thom. "Halifax Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ Mason, Walter (27 October 2009). "Halifax Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "North Queensland flood: More than 200 homes inundated as Ingham flood peaks". ABC News. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Halifax (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halifax (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Hinchenbrook Shire Council Library". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Herbert River Museum". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Queensland congregations and faith communities" (PDF). Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  20. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Halifax State School". Halifax State School. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  22. ^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. ^ "St Peter's Catholic School". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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