Pleystowe, Queensland
| Pleystowe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pleystowe Sugar Mill, circa 1967 | |||||||||||||||
  Pleystowe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°09′15″S 149°01′07″E / 21.1541°S 149.0186°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 371 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 21.95/km2 (56.86/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.[1]
It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.[3][4][5]
History[edit]
Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896. It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1961.[6]
In the 2016 census Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pleystowe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Pleystowe – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Bittersweet memories as Australia's oldest sugar mill shuts its doors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
