Victoria Plantation, Queensland Explained

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.

Geography

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.

History

Victoria Plantation Provisional School opened on 1 March 1894, becoming Victoria Plantation State School on 1 January 1909.

Demographics

In the, Victoria Plantation had a population of 156 people.

In the, Victoria Plantation had a population of 169 people.

Education

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.

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Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  3. Web site: Victoria Plantation State School. 21 November 2018. 24 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324152258/https://victoriaplantationss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  4. Web site: Annual Report 2016. Victoria Plantation State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914073946/https://victoriaplantationss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/2016-Annual-Repport-Victoria-Plantation-State-school.pdf. 14 September 2017. live. 14 September 2017.
  5. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.