New Harbourline
| New Harbourline Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  New Harbourline | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°37′27″S 146°03′53″E / 17.6241°S 146.0647°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4858 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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New Harbourline is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2021 census, New Harbourline had a population of 218 people.[2]
Geography[edit]
The locality is bounded to the south by the Moresby River.[3]
The land is flat and low-lying (just above sea level). The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane. There is some rural residential housing in the north-west of the locality.[3]
The main road through the locality is New Harbourline Road and there are some cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill.[3]
History[edit]
North East Harbour Line State School opened on 3 February 1936. It closed in December 1941.[4] The school was located on the northern side of New Harbourline Road (approx 17°36′50″S 146°03′40″E / 17.6139°S 146.0611°E).[5][6][3]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, New Harbourline had a population of 198 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, New Harbourline had a population of 218 people.[2]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Harbourline. The nearest government primary school is Mourilyan State School in neighbouring Mourilyan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "New Harbourline – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45742)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "New Harbourline (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Agency ID 11302, North East Harbour Line State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Innisfail" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m403" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "New Harbourline (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
