Federal 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

Shire of Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it wa ...

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 Federal had a population of 303. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of

Cooran Cooran is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooran had a population of 1,624 people. Geography Cooran is predominantly farming land with its urban centre in the north of ...

and Pomona.

Geography

Skyring Creek, a tributary of the Mary River forms part of the northwest boundary of the locality. Federal is traversed by the

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...

. The highway has seen two recent upgrades - one to the north and one to the south of Federal - costing more than $500 million each. The land use is predominantly

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 ...

on native vegetation.

History

State School at Federal, Queensland, circa 1910

The area was originally known as Skyring Creek after brothers Zachariah and Daniel Skyring who established cattle runs in the district circa 1853. Their runs were named Canando, Yandina, Whidlka Whidlka (later Tuchekoi) and Pooreema, in total of land north of the

Maroochy River The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi, before entering the sea at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. Other populated centres in t ...

.Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire: Mary River Catchment, p. 13 The name ''Federal'' refers to the arrival of a group of selectors from

Federal Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

in 1905–6. Federal State School opened on 14 February 1910. Federal Memorial Hall opened on 26 September 1930.Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire: Mary River Catchment, pp. 21–22 Between 2008 and 2013 Federal (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region). At the the locality of Federal recorded a population of 320. In the Federal had a population of 303 .

Heritage listings

Federal has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 1612 Bruce Highway: Federal State School * 1642 Bruce Highway: Federal Memorial Hall

Education

Federal State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Middle Creek Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 89 students with 11 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Federal. The nearest secondary school is

Noosa District State High School Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The school was established in 1963, and as of 2016, had 1335 students. It is the longest-established secondar ...

which has its junior campus at neighbouring Pomona to the north-east and its senior campus at

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa H ...

to the east.

Amenities

The Shire of Noosa operates a mobile library on a weekly schedule at the Federal State School during the school terms. Social life centres on the Federal Memorial Hall on 2 Skyring Road (Old Bruce Highway, ).

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Cliona Lodge () * Dunromin () * Monte Video ()

References

Sources

* {{Noosa Shire Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland Localities in Queensland