Habana is a coastal rural

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in the

Mackay Region The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estima ...

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, Australia. In the Habana had a population of 952 people.

Geography

Habana is bounded to the north by Sand Bay () in the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

. The land near the sea is low-lying and

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

is grown in that area. Heading inland to the south the terrain becomes more mountainous and is predominantly used for

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. Habana has the following mountains: * Barrow Hill () * Mount Gabrovo () * Mount Xeromero () * The Black Mountain () Habana has the following beaches: * Neils Beach () * Williamsons Beach () There is a cane tramway network through the locality providing transport of the harvested sugarcane to

Farleigh Sugar Mill Farleigh may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places Australia * Farleigh, Queensland England * Farleigh, Somerset * Farleigh, Surrey * Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire * Farleigh School, Hampshire * Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset ** Farleigh House ** Farleigh H ...

in neighbouring Farleigh to the south.

History

The locality takes its name from La Habana sugar plantation established by

Edward Maitland Long Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

and William Robertson in 1881 on 6000 acres of land already owned by Long. They built the Habana sugar mill in 1883 and it operated until 1901. Habana Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883 and closed in 1906. In 1917 Habana State School opened but was destroyed by a cyclone in January 1918. It was decided to rebuild the school at a new site on the road to

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. It closed on 1960. The school was located at 863 Yakapari Road (). Etowri State School opened in 1926 and closed circa 1953. It was located at 108 Barcoo Road (). In the 2011 census, Habana had a population of 925 people. In the Habana had a population of 952 people.

Heritage listings

Habana has a number of

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sites, including: * Between Habana Wharf Road and Constant Creek:

Habana Tramline Causeway and Wharf Site Habana Tramline Causeway and Wharf Site is a heritage-listed causeway between Habana Wharf Road and Constant Creek, Habana, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Habana Wharf Road. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Re ...

Education

There are no schools in Habana. The nearest primary schools are Farleigh State School and Coningsby State School, both in neighbouring Farleigh to the south, and Beaconsfield State School in

Beaconsfield Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, west-northwest of central London and south-southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High W ...

to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in Rural View to the east and

Mackay North State High School Mackay North State High School is located in the Mackay region, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1964 with an enrolment of 209 students in years eight and nine. The school motto is 'Meliora Sequimur' which translates to 'We strive fo ...

North Mackay North Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Mackay had a population of 5,933 people. Although in present times North Mackay is an officially and precisely bounded area, historically and in inf ...

to the south-east.

Amenities

The

Mackay Regional Council The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estima ...

operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Moohin and Habana Roads. There are a number of parks in the area, including: * Dolphins Park () * Gardiners Road Park () * Olletts Road Park ()

References

External links

* {{Mackay Region Mackay Region Localities in Queensland