Fredericksfield Explained

Type:suburb
Fredericksfield
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.7387°N 147.4052°W
Pop:259
Postcode:4806
Area:102.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.4
Dir1:S
Location1:Home Hill
Dist2:19.8
Dir2:S
Location2:Ayr
Dist3:105
Dir3:SE
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1259
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Burdekin
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Home Hill
Near-Ne:Inkerman
Near-E:Inkerman
Near-Se:Wangaratta
Near-S:Wangaratta
Near-Sw:Kirknie
Near-W:Kirknie
Near-Nw:Osborne

Fredericksfield is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Fredericksfield had a population of 259 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the North Coast railway line. There were a number of railway stations serving the locality but all are now abandoned:[2]

History

Iyah State School opened on 6 September 1920. In 1945, there were complaints of overcrowding with 44 students enrolled and an average attendance of 38 students and only one teacher.[3] The school closed on 31 December 1963. It was located at 13 Charlies Hill Road .[4]

Demographics

In the, Fredericksfield had a population of 219 people.

In the, Fredericksfield had a population of 259 people.

Education

There are no schools in Fredericksfield. The nearest government primary schools are Osborne State School in neighbouring Osborne to the north-west and Home Hill State School in neighbouring Home Hill to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School, also in Home Hill.[5]

Amenities

Despite the name, Home Hill Golf Club is 135 Iona Road, Fredericksfield (-19.6892°N 147.4064°W).[6] It is a 9-hole course.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. News: 28 June 1945 . SMALL FARMS SEEK SUGAR ASSIGNMENT . 19 February 2021 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . LXVII.
  4. Web site: 1942. Ayr (eastern). 19 February 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113112014/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-ayr-eastern-half-emergency-ed-1942.jpg. live.
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 8 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  6. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building points - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  7. Web site: Home Hill Golf Club . 2024-08-09 . Facebook . 9 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809012035/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1463451670481207/about . live .