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C o o r d i n a t e s : 2 0 ° 4 2 ′ 19 ″ S 1 3 9 ° 2 9 ′ 23 ″ E / 2 0 . 7 0 5 4 ° S 1 3 9 . 4 8 9 8 ° E / -20.7054; 139.4898 (Soldiers Hill (centre of suburb) )
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Suburb of City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Soldiers Hill is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa , Queensland , Australia.[2] In the 2021 census , Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,796 people.[1]
Geography [ edit ]
The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).[3] [4] Soldiers Creek is a "mineside" suburb.[5]
The suburb is bounded to the west by the Barkly Highway and to the east by the Leichhard River.[5]
History [ edit ]
In 1954, St James' Anglican Church in Parkside (which was originally St James's Anglican Church in Selwyn ) was relocated to Soldiers Hill and renamed St Oswald's Anglican Church. St Oswald's operated for several years, before being sold for removal.[6]
Barkly Highway State School opened on 27 January 1959.[7] It was officially opened on Saturday 16 May 1959, by Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone .[8]
Soldiers Hill was officially named on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board . On 16 March 2001, its status was changed from locality to suburb.[2]
Demographics [ edit ]
In the 2016 census , Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,962 people.[9]
In the 2021 census , Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,796 people.[1]
Education [ edit ]
Barkly Highway State School sign, 2012
Barkly Highway State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Bougainville Street (20°42′27 ″S 139°29′21 ″E / 20.7076°S 139.4893°E / -20.7076; 139.4893 (Barkly Highway State School ) ).[10] [11] It includes a special education program.[10] [12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 410 students with 31 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).[13]
The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south and its senior campus in Pioneer to the south-east.[5]
Amenities [ edit ]
There are a number of parks in the area:
References [ edit ]
^ "Mount Isa" . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020 .
^ "This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD" . Mining People International . Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020 .
^ a b c "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ "A short history of St James' Anglican Church, Mount Isa" (PDF) . Anglican Parish of Mount Isa . p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ 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" . Barkly Highway State School . 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Soldiers Hill (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ 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 .
^ "Barkly Highway State School" . Barkly Highway State School . 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ "Barkly Highway SS - Special Education Program" . Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017" . Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
^ a b c d e "Land for public recreation - Queensland" . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government . 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soldiers_Hill,_Queensland&oldid=1229651239 "
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