| Type: | town |
| Halifax | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -18.5822°N 146.2861°W |
| Pop: | 477 |
| Established: | 1880 |
| Postcode: | 4850 |
| Area: | 44.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 18.7 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Ingham |
| Dist2: | 130 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Townsville |
| Dist3: | 235 |
| Dir3: | S |
| Location3: | Cairns |
| Dist4: | 1479 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Shire of Hinchinbrook |
| Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Lucinda |
| Near-Ne: | Lucinda |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Se: | Taylors Beach |
| Near-S: | Braemeadows |
| Near-Sw: | Cordelia |
| Near-W: | Macknade |
| Near-Nw: | Macknade |
Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.
Halifax is on the Herbert River, 15km (09miles) northeast of Ingham.
August Anderssen, a blacksmith, purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations.[3]
Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891.[4] [5]
Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886.[6]
St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927.
Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church.[7] [8]
Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018.[9]
In the, the locality of Halifax had a population of 431 people.
In the, the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people.
In the, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.
Halifax has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The town has a town hall and regular community markets.
Hinchinbrook Shire Council operates a library service at Halifax. The library is on Macrossan Street and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.[11]
The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday.[12]
The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street.[13]
Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street .[14] It is part of the North Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia.[15]
Halifax State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Victoria Terrace (-18.5836°N 146.2846°W).[16] [17] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[18]
St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15-17 Anderssen Street (-18.5822°N 146.2876°W).[19] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.
