Anthony is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and b ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Anthony had a population of 111 people.

Geography

The Roadvale Harrisville Road traverses the locality from south-east ( Roadvale) to the north-east ( Milora/ Milbong). The creeks that rise in the locality contribute to the Bremer River, a tributary of the

Brisbane River The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Go ...

which flows into

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

. The principal land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

with some cropping.

History

The locality takes its name from the Anthony railway station, which in turn was named circa 1887 after a local resident. The

Fassifern railway line The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964. Geography The line began west of Ipswich station on ...

(Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with the Anthony district being served by Anthony railway station (). The line closed in June 1964. In the , Anthony had a population of 111 people. The locality contains 40 households, in which 45.4% of the population are males and 54.6% of the population are females with a median age of 43, 5 above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,531, $93 above the national average.

Education

There are no schools in Anthony. The nearest primary schools are in Roadvale and Harrisville. The nearest secondary school is in

Boonah Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,484 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Range ...

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland