Sunnyside, Queensland

Sunnyside is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Sunnyside had a population of 145 people.[1]

Sunnyside
Queensland
Sunnyside
Coordinates21.3491°S 149.0941°E / -21.3491; 149.0941 (Sunnyside (centre of locality))
Population145 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.251/km2 (8.42/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4737
Area44.6 km2 (17.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Sunnyside:
Oakenden Balberra Balberra
Oakenden Sunnyside Munbura
Blue Mountain Sarina Sarina

History

Scrubby Mount Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Scrubby Mount State School. In 1912 it was renamed Sunnyside State School. It closed in 1960.[3]

In the 2016 census Sunnyside had a population of 145 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunnyside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Sunnyside – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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