Moresby, Queensland

Moresby
Queensland
Moresby is located in Queensland
Moresby
Moresby
Coordinates17°37′57″S 146°01′41″E / 17.6325°S 146.0280°E / -17.6325; 146.0280 (Moresby (town centre))
Population150 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density11.1/km2 (28.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Moresby:
Boogan Martyville New Harbourline
Basilisk Moresby Cowley Beach
Warrubullen Sandy Pocket Cowley

Moresby is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Moresby had a population of 150 people.[1]

Geography

The town is north of centre within the locality. It is bounded in the north-east by the Moresby River, in the south-east by its tributary Little Moresby Creek and in the south by its tributary Boobah Creek.[4]

The Bruce Highway traverses the locality from south to north, passing through the town. The North Coast railway line traverses the locality from the south-west to the north-west, passing to the west of the town, but there is no railway station within the locality. There are sugarcane tramways in the locality.[4]

Most of the land in the locality is flat and low-lying (10 metres about sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane. The land in the far west of the locality rises up toward peaks in neighbouring Basilisk; the lower levels are used for grazing while the upper levels are not cleared.[4]

History

The town takes its name from the Moresby Range, which was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple after hydrographer Captain John Moresby of HMS Basilisk.[2][5]

Moresby State School opened in August 1915 with 11 students with teacher Miss Mary Agnes McGuigan.[6][7] In 1928, the school building was relocated from Kaban for re-erection at Moresby.[8] Moresby State School closed on 9 September 2014.[9] The school was at 2-20 Moresby Road (17°38′05″S 146°01′42″E / 17.63466°S 146.02829°E / -17.63466; 146.02829 (Moresby State School (former))).[10] The school's website was archived.[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Moresby had a population of 149 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Moresby had a population of 150 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Moresby. The nearest government primary schools are Mourilyan State School in Mourilyan to the north and South Johnstone State School in South Johnstone to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north. There are also non-government schools in the Innisfail area.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moresby (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Moresby – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22804)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Moresby – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45733)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Moresby – mountain range in the Cassowary Coast Regin (entry 22806)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ^ 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". Moresby State School. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ "BRISBANE STATE SCHOOLS". The Telegraph. No. 17, 283. Queensland, Australia. 25 April 1928. p. 11 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Department of Education and Training. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Town of Moresby" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Moresby State School". Moresby State School. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moresby (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

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