Kingsholme, Queensland
Kingsholme is a locality in City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2]
| Kingsholme Gold Coast City, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kingsholme | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°49′23″S 153°14′6″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 281 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4208 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Coomera | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forde | ||||||||||||||
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A small portion of the northeastern boundary of the locality follows the Pacific Motorway.
History
Named by James Murtha Circa 1869. Originally from County Cork, Ireland, he named his property, Kingsholme. Other notable pioneering families included the Thomson family (Alexander Thomson) who emigrated from Scotland in 1889. Historically, farming families grew bananas, sugar cane and arrowroot. Some supplemented their farm income with dairying or sawmilling. Today, many former farms have been sub divided.[3]
In the 2011 census, Kingsholme had a population of 281 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kingsholme". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Kingsholme (entry 46056)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- "Kingsholme history". Gold Coast City Council. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
External links
- "Gold Coast Inner Hinterland". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. — includes Kingsholme
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