Skyring Reserve is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Skyring Reserve had a population of 47 people.[1]

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Wallaville) and forms the eastern boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north (Redhill Farms / McIlwraith).[3]

The land use is a mixture of horticulture, growing sugarcane, and grazing on native vegetation.[4] There is a cane tramway through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.[5]

History

Circa 1891, a block of land known as Skyring's reserve was subdivided and offered for selection.[6]

Redbank Gully Provisional School opened on 10 October 1898.[7] On 1 January 1909, it became Redbank Gully State School. It closed on 28 January 1963.[8][9][10] It was at approx 33849 Bruce Highway (25°02′02″S 151°58′32″E / 25.03382°S 151.97567°E / -25.03382; 151.97567 (Redbank Gully State School (former))).[11][12][13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Skyring Reserve had a population of 38 people.[14]

In the 2021 census, Skyring Reserve had a population of 47 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Skyring Reserve. The nearest government primary schools are Gin Gin State School in neighbouring Gin Gin to the north and Wallaville State School in neighbouring Wallaville to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School, also in Gin Gin.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Skyring Reserve (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Skyring Reserve – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44767)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ "CURRAJONG CREEK". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 2110. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Gin Gin Jottings". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 2032. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 12 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Agency ID 6207, Redbank Gully State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "School picnics in Kolan Shire". Bundaberg NewsMail. 17 December 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. ^ "County of Bowen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Skyring Reserve (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

Further reading

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyring_Reserve,_Queensland
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