Paterson, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Paterson
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.89°N 152.5222°W
Pop:157
Postcode:4570
Area:28.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:42.5
Dir1:N
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:46.1
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Maryborough
Dist3:76.2
Dir3:SSW
Location3:Hervey Bay
Dist4:221
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Gundiah
Near-Ne:Gootchie
Near-E:Gootchie
Near-Se:Theebine
Near-S:Theebine
Near-Sw:Miva
Near-W:Munna Creek
Near-Nw:Gundiah

Paterson is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Paterson had a population of 157 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east by Old Gympie Road, to the south-east by the North Coast railway line, to the south-west by the Mary River, and to the north-west by the Bauple - Woolooga Road.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Theebine) and exits to the north-east (Gootchie). The locality is served by the Paterson railway station (-25.8888°N 152.5468°W).[2]

Gundiah State Forest is in the north of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some plantation forestry and some crop growing.

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station which in turn was named after a local resident.[3] Local residents began lobbying for a railway siding on Mr Paterson's property in 1890 to avoid having to travel miles to the nearest stations.[4]

Demographics

In the, Paterson had a population of 148 people.

In the, Paterson had a population of 157 people.

Education

There are no schools in Paterson. The nearest government secondary schools are Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the north and Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are James Nash State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south-east, Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in Kilkivan to the south-west, and Maryborough State High School (to Year 12) in Maryborough to the north-east.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  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: NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND—236. 2 July 1936. The Courier-mail. 20 October 2019. 886. Queensland, Australia. 14. National Library of Australia.
  4. News: PATERSON'S SIDING.. 13 October 1890. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 20 October 2019. 5,370. Queensland, Australia. 3. National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 26 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .