Mackay - Eungella Road runs through the north of the locality loosely parallel to the river, entering the locality from the east (Walkerston) and exiting to the west (Marian). Pleystowe Connection Road commences at Mackay - Eungella Road and crosses the Pioneer River on the John Cook Bridge to Balnagowan to the north.[7]
Built in 1885, the first section of the Pioneer Valley railway line came west from Mackay via Pleystowe to Mirani (then known as Hamilton) and then south to Eton. [10] The final section of the line from Paget Junction to Marian (through Pleystowe) closed in 2009.[11] The line had the following stations (now dismantled) servicing the locality (from west to east):
Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896 on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the Green Nob. The site was described as "a most imposing one for a school and the view from the crest of the Nob and the exhilarating breeze one gets on reaching it well repays for the little climb".[15][16][17] In 1903, it was proposed to relocate the school, but there was criticism of the new location and the motivations behind the proposal.[18] It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909, although by July 1909, it was criticised for having an average daily attendance of only 11.7 students.[19] In 1914, it was decided to relocate and enlarge the school.[20][21][22] It closed in 1961.[23] The school was on the south-western corner of the Mackay-Eungella Road and Pleystowe School Road (approx 21°08′36″S149°01′34″E / 21.14340°S 149.02604°E / -21.14340; 149.02604 (Pleystowe State School (former))).[24][25][26]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.[27]
In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Pleystowe. The nearest government primary schools are Walkerston State School in neighbouring Walkerston to the east and Marian State School in neighbouring Marian to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mackay State High School in South Mackay to the east and Mirani State High School in Mirani to the west.[28]
^"THE GRUB PEST". Mackay Mercury. Vol. 67, no. 44. Queensland, Australia. 8 October 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Education Department". The Telegraph. No. 7676. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^""SWEET-SMELLING PLEYSTOWE."". Worker. Vol. 13, no. 614. Queensland, Australia. 7 February 1903. p. 9. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"SCHOOL ATTENDANCE". Daily Mercury. No. 1189. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"GOVERNMENT TENDERS". Daily Mercury. Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1914. p. 7. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"GOVERNMENT TENDERS". Daily Standard. No. 371. Queensland, Australia. 20 February 1914. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.