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C o o r d i n a t e s : 1 8 ° 3 4 ′ 56 ″ S 1 4 6 ° 1 7 ′ 10 ″ E / 1 8 . 5 8 2 2 ° S 1 4 6 . 2 8 6 1 ° E / -18.5822; 146.2861 (Halifax (town centre) )
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Town in Queensland, Australia
Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook , Queensland , Australia.[2] [3] 2021 census , the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.[1]
Geography
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Halifax is on the Herbert River , 15 kilometres (9 mi ) northeast of Ingham .
History
[ edit ] Halifax State School, 1931
August Anderssen, a blacksmith , purchased the land in 1880 after which time the land was turned into sugar plantations .[4]
Herbert River Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883. It was renamed Halifax Provisional School in 1885. It became Halifax State School in 1891.[5] [6] [7]
Halifax Post Office opened on 23 August 1886.[8]
St Peter's Catholic School opened in 1927.[6]
Halifax Methodist Church opened in 1964. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Halifax Uniting Church.[9] [10]
Many homes in Halifax were flooded following extremely heavy rain in March 2018.[11]
Demographics
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In the 2011 census , the locality of Halifax had a population of 431 people.[12]
In the 2016 census , the locality of Halifax had a population of 462 people.[13]
In the 2021 census , the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.[1]
Heritage listings
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Halifax has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Amenities
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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.[15]
The Herbert River Museum is located on Macrossan Street in Halifax and is open 9am-12pm Tuesday to Saturday.[16]
The Halifax branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 53 Macrossan Street.[17]
Halifax Uniting Church is at 12 Anderssen Street (18°34′57 ″S 146°17′14 ″E / 18.5826°S 146.2872°E / -18.5826; 146.2872 (Halifax Uniting Church ) [18] Uniting Church in Australia .[19]
Education
[ edit ] Halifax State School, 2022
Halifax State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Victoria Terrace (18°35′01 ″S 146°17′05 ″E / 18.5836°S 146.2846°E / -18.5836; 146.2846 (Halifax State School ) [20] [21] [22]
St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15-17 Anderssen Street (18°34′56 ″S 146°17′15 ″E / 18.5822°S 146.2876°E / -18.5822; 146.2876 (St Peter's Catholic School ) [20] [23] [22]
There is no secondary school in Halifax; the nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.[24]
References
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^ "Halifax – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42518)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 January 2019 .
^ "Halifax" . Queensland Places . University of Queensland . Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools" . Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019 .
^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "History" . Halifax State School . 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022 .
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List" . Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014 .
^ Blake, Thom. "Halifax Methodist Church" . Queensland religious places database . Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
^ Mason, Walter (27 October 2009). "Halifax Uniting Church" . Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
^ "North Queensland flood: More than 200 homes inundated as Ingham flood peaks" . ABC News Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Halifax (SSC)" . 2011 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 29 November 2023 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halifax (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 9 July 2013 .
^ "Hinchenbrook Shire Council Library" . Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018 .
^ "Herbert River Museum" . Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018 .
^ "Branch Locations" . Queensland Country Women's Association . Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018 .
^ "Find a Church" . Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod . Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
^ "Queensland congregations and faith communities" (PDF) . Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
^ a b "State and non-state school details" . Queensland Government . 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Halifax State School" . Halifax State School . 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022 .
^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2017" . Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
^ "St Peter's Catholic School" . Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
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