Victory Heights, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Victory Heights
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.1763°N 152.6944°W
Pop:486
Postcode:4570
Elevation:104
Area:5.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.4
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:169
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Veteran
Near-Ne:Veteran
Near-E:Mothar Mountain
Near-Se:East Deep Creek
Near-S:Monkland
Near-Sw:Gympie
Near-W:Gympie
Near-Nw:Araluen

Victory Heights is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Victory Heights had a population of 486 people.

Geography

Victory Heights is 4km (02miles) north-east of the centre of Gympie. Cootharaba Road / Tin Can Bay Road (State Route 15) passes through from south-west to north-east. The North Coast railway line passes through from south to north-west. The Gympie North railway station is in the north-west corner of the locality (-26.1591°N 152.6825°W).[2]

The land use is mostly rural residential with some pockets of grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality used to be the site of a reverse slope defence for tactical victories aimed at railway troops during World War I. It was named Victory Heights by the Governor of Council on 30 January 1988.

Demographics

In the, Victory Heights had a population of 394 people.

In the, Victory Heights had a population of 555 people.

In the, Victory Heights had a population of 486 people.

Economy

Robertson Brothers Sawmills is at 30 Old Wolvi Road .[3]

Education

The nearest government primary schools are Gympie West State School in neighbouring Gympie to the west, One Mile State School in neighbouring Gympie to the south-west, and Gympie East State School in Greens Creek to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Robertson Bros Sawmills Pty Ltd. 2021-03-22. www.robsaw.com.au.