Cynthia, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Cynthia
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.2111°N 151.1305°W
Pop:13
Postcode:4627
Area:110.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.5
Dir1:S
Location1:Abercorn
Dist2:19.5
Dir2:N
Location2:Eidsvold
Dist3:98.7
Dir3:NW
Location3:Gayndah
Dist4:525
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Abercorn
Near-Ne:Abercorn
Near-E:Yarrol
Near-Se:Eidsvold East
Near-S:Ceratodus
Near-Sw:Ceratodus
Near-W:Wuruma Dam
Near-Nw:Wuruma Dam

Cynthia is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Cynthia had a population of 13 people.

Geography

The Burnett River bounds the locality to the east.

The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from the south to the north-east. Its intersection with the Waruma Dam Road is the official location of the former town but there is no settlement there today.

The now-closed Monto Branch Railway passed from north to south through the locality passing through the former town, which was served by the now-abandoned Cynthia railway station .[3]

History

The town and locality take their name from the railway station name given by Queensland Railways Department on 19 June 1925, using the name of the surrounding Cynthia Parish of the County of Yarrol.[1] [2]

Cynthia State School opened on 30 January 1928. It closed in 1954. It was also in the former town on the western side of Abercorn Road (Burnett Highway) to the south-east of the former railway station .[4]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Cynthiahad a population of 31 people.

In the, the locality of Cynthia had a population of 13 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cynthia. The nearest primary school is Abercorn State School in neighbouring Abercorn to the north. The nearest secondary school is Eidsvold State School in Eidsvold to the south.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. 19 September 2020.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221106082542/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m158-admin-bdy-1952.jpg . 6 November 2022 . 5 April 2024 . . Map.