Port Curtis, Queensland

Port Curtis is a suburb in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Port Curtis had a population of 281 people.[1]

This article is about the suburb in Rockhampton. For the port and pastoral district in Gladstone Region, see Port Curtis (bay).

Port Curtis
Rockhampton, Queensland
Port Curtis
Coordinates23.4197°S 150.5405°E / -23.4197; 150.5405 (Port Curtis (centre of suburb))
Population281 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.122/km2 (15.86/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4700
Area45.9 km2 (17.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Port Curtis:
Depot Hill The Common Koongal
Fairy Bower
Allenstown		 Port Curtis Lakes Creek
Bouldercombe
Gracemere		 Midgee Nerimbera

Geography

The Fitzroy River bounds the suburb to the north-east. Gavial Creek, a tributary of the Fitzroy River, flows through the locality with their confluence at the north of the suburb. The land is flat and low-lying (less than 10 metres above sea level).[3]

The North Coast railway line passes along the western edge of the locality with the junction with the Central Western railway line at Rocklands railway station (23.4364°S 150.5203°E / -23.4364; 150.5203 (Rocklands railway station)) within Port Curtis.[3][4]

As at January 2021, very little of the land has been developed with only a few small pockets of residential and industrial use.[3]

History

Port Curtis Road State School opened on 23 March 1875.[5]

Apart from some land south of Baxter Street, Port Curtis was completely flooded by the Fitzroy River in early January 2011.[6]

In the 2016 census Port Curtis had a population of 281 people.[1]

Education

Port Curtis Road State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Port Curtis Road (23.4134°S 150.5140°E / -23.4134; 150.5140 (Port Curtis Road State School)).[7][8] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 54 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 67 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Curtis (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Port Curtis – suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 49353)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. "Rocklands – railway station in Rockhampton Region (entry 28655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Port Curtis". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Port Curtis Road State School". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Port Curtis Road State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  10. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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