Alloway | |||||||||||||
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 Alloway State School, 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 24°57′12″S 152°21′49″E / 24.9533°S 152.3636°E / -24.9533; 152.3636 (Alloway (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 72.8 km2 (28.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation [3] | 10–30 m (33–98 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 488 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.703/km2 (17.361/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4670 | ||||||||||||
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Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[4] In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people.[2]
Clayton is a neighbourhood (24°56′00″S 152°22′00″E / 24.9333°S 152.3666°E / -24.9333; 152.3666 (Clayton (neighbourhood))) in the north of the locality.[5]
Geography
The Elliott River comprises the southern boundary of the locality.[3]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Elliott / Kinkuna) and exits to north (Thabeban) with the locality served by the following railway stations (from north to south):[3]
- Clayton railway station, now abandoned (24°55′31″S 152°21′50″E / 24.9254°S 152.3640°E / -24.9254; 152.3640 (Clayton railway station (former)))[6][7][8]
- Alloway railway station, now abandoned (24°56′47″S 152°22′06″E / 24.9465°S 152.3683°E / -24.9465; 152.3683 (Alloway railway station (former)))[6]
- Elliott railway station (24°58′45″S 152°22′30″E / 24.9791°S 152.3750°E / -24.9791; 152.3750 (Elliott railway station))[6][9]
Alloway is flat land between 10 and 30 metres (33 and 98 ft) above sea level. The land use is crop growing, predominantly the growing of sugarcane.[3]
History
The name Alloway is taking from the railway siding, which was in turned named after Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (the birthplace of Robert Burns) on 8 July 1939 by the Queensland Railways Department.[4]
Elliott State School opened on 4 February 1886 and it is believed there was a "school at Bingera and Baranyan Homestead near Bundaberg" on the site prior to this. In 1960, it was renamed Alloway State School.[10]
Clayton State School opened on 31 July 1930 on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site donated by Mrs Ernestina Julia Sarah Natzke. It closed in 1947 but reopened in 1952. It closed permanently on 31 December 1971.[11] On 16 January 1989 the Queensland Government decided to return the land to Mrs Ernestina Crank, the daughter and sole beneficiary of Mrs Natzke who had died in August 1988.[12] The school was at 430 Clayton Road (24°55′25″S 152°21′19″E / 24.9237°S 152.3553°E / -24.9237; 152.3553 (Clayton State School (former))).[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Alloway had a population of 490 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people.[2]
Education
Alloway State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4334 Goodwood Road (24°57′08″S 152°22′42″E / 24.9521°S 152.3782°E / -24.9521; 152.3782 (Alloway State School)).[14][15] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 51 students with 6 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time).[16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 50 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[17]
There are no secondary schools in Alloway. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg to the north.[18]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alloway (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alloway (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Alloway – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 48367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Clayton – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 7369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Clayton – railway station in the Bundaberg Region (entry 7369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Elliott – railway station in Bundaberg Region (entry 11543)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 6484, Clayton State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Item ID3410214, Disposal of the former Clayton State School Site. - Mr B.G. Littleproud". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alloway (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Alloway State School". Alloway State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Alloway State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
Further reading
- Anderson, Ben; Alloway State School Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee (1961). Historical record of the Elliott District development comprising Alloway, Calavos, Clayton and Elliott. Bundaberg.
