Type: | suburb |
Victoria Plantation | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -18.6441°N 146.2083°W |
Pop: | 169 |
Postcode: | 4850 |
Area: | 12.7 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Lga: | Shire of Hinchinbrook |
Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
Fedgov: | Kennedy |
Near-N: | Foresthome |
Near-Ne: | Cordelia |
Near-E: | Braemeadows |
Near-Se: | Braemeadows |
Near-S: | Braemeadows |
Near-Sw: | Blackrock |
Near-W: | Ingham |
Near-Nw: | Foresthome |
Victoria Plantation is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.
Victoria Plantation is directly east of the town of Ingham. It is a sugarcane growing area, with a network of cane tramways connecting the plantations to the Victoria Sugar Mill in the south of the locality beside Palm Creek.
Victoria Plantation Provisional School opened on 1 March 1894, becoming Victoria Plantation State School on 1 January 1909.
In the, Victoria Plantation had a population of 156 people.
In the, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.
Victoria Plantation State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 244 Forrest Beach Road (-18.6472°N 146.2013°W).[2] [3] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 74 students with 8 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) with 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[4] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 38 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[5]
There are no secondary schools in Victoria Plantation. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in neighbouring Ingham to the west. Other non-government schools are available in Ingham.