Alloway, Queensland

Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Alloway had a population of 490 people.[1]

Alloway
Queensland
Alloway
Coordinates24.9533°S 152.3636°E / -24.9533; 152.3636 (Alloway (centre of locality))
Population490 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.73/km2 (17.43/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area72.8 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal Division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Alloway:
Kensington Thabeban Woongarra
Elliott Alloway Calavos
Elliott Elliott Kinkuna

Clayton is a neighbourhood (24.9333°S 152.3666°E / -24.9333; 152.3666 (Clayton)) in the north of the locality.[3]

Geography

Alloway is flat land about 30 metres above sea level used for farming, predominantly the growing of sugarcane. The Elliott River comprises the southern boundary of the locality. The North Coast railway line passed through the locality from south to north with the locality served by the Elliott railway station.[4][5]

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.[2]

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.[6]

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.[7] On 16 January 1989 the Queensland Government decided to returned land to Mrs Ernestina Crank, the daughter and sole beneficiary of Mrs Natzke who had died in August 1988.[8] The school was at 430 Clayton Road (24.9237°S 152.3553°E / -24.9237; 152.3553 (30 September 2020)).[9]

The Clayton railway station on the North Coast railway line was located at 24.9246°S 152.3639°E / -24.9246; 152.3639 (Clayton railway station).[9]

In the 2016 census Alloway had a population of 490 people.[1]

Education

Alloway State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 4334 Goodwood Road. 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).[10] Alloway State school opened on 1 February 1886.[11]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alloway (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Alloway – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 48367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Clayton – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 7369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. "Elliott – railway station in Bundaberg Region (entry 11543)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 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. "Agency ID 6484, Clayton State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. "Item ID3410214, Disposal of the former Clayton State School Site. - Mr B.G. Littleproud". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  10. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Alloway State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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