Jardine, Queensland

Jardine is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Jardine had a population of 59 people.[1]

Not to be confused with Jardine River, Queensland.

Jardine
Queensland
Jardine
Coordinates23.0569°S 150.4019°E / -23.0569; 150.4019 (Jardine (centre of locality))
Population59 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.961/km2 (2.489/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Elevation20–30 m (66–98 ft)
Area61.4 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Jardine:
Canoona Canal Creek Canal Creek
Canoona Jardine Rossmoya
Yaamba Yaamba Milman

Geography

The locality is bounded by Alligator Creek to the west, by Bills Creek to the north and Hedlow Creek.[3]

The land is relatively flat mostly 20–30 metres (66–98 ft) above seal level. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.[3]

History

The locality was most likely named after pastoralist and magistrate John Jardine of Rockhampton.[2]

Jardine Provisional School opened on 11 August 1913. On 1 December 1914 it became Jardine State School. Circa 1935 it was renamed Milman State School.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Jardine had a population of 59 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in present-day Jardine. The nearest primary school is Milman State School in neighbouring Milman to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, a northern suburb of Rockhampton, to the south.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jardine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Jardine – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48683)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 December 2020.


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