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Homebush is a rural
The name ''Homebush'' is taken from the name of a pastoral run name used by John Walker in 1866.
Homebush Post Office opened on 5 December 1883 and closed in 1976.
Homebush Sugar Mill opened in 1883 and closed in 1922.
Homebush State School opened on 24 January 1889. In 2014, Homebush State School celebrated its 125th anniversary.
The opening service for the Homebush Presbyterian Church was held on Sunday 6 October 1912.
In the 2011 census, Homebush had a population of 277 people.
In the , Homebush had a population of 271 people.
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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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 ...
, Queensland
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, subdivision_type = Country
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, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia. In the Homebush had a population of 271 people.
History
The name ''Homebush'' is taken from the name of a pastoral run name used by John Walker in 1866.
Homebush Post Office opened on 5 December 1883 and closed in 1976.
Homebush Sugar Mill opened in 1883 and closed in 1922.
Homebush State School opened on 24 January 1889. In 2014, Homebush State School celebrated its 125th anniversary.
The opening service for the Homebush Presbyterian Church was held on Sunday 6 October 1912.
In the 2011 census, Homebush had a population of 277 people.
In the , Homebush had a population of 271 people.
Heritage listings
Homebush has a number ofheritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many ...
sites, including:
* 993 Homebush Road (): Homebush Mission Hall
Amenities
TheMackay 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 Homebush Road near the school.
Education
Homebush State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1181 Homebush Road (). In 2016, there were 59 students. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 48 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). It includes aspecial education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program.
There is no secondary school in Homebush. The nearest secondary schools are Mackay State High School
Mackay State High School is located at 123 Milton Street, South Mackay, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. Mackay State High School is a public educational institution located in the city of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The school of ...
in South Mackay
South Mackay is a coastal suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Mackay had a population of 6,706 people.
Geography
As its name suggests, the suburb of South Mackay is immediately to the south of the centra ...
to the north-east, Sarina State High School
Sarina State High School is located in the small rural town of Sarina, Queensland, Australia. The school had 600 students in 2013 with a reported 20 percent continuing studies at University.
Sarina State High previously boasted a marine aquarium ...
in Sarina
Sarina is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sarina had a population of 5,522 people.
Geography
Sarina lies just inland of the east coast of Queensland, south of the city of Mackay, and a ...
to the south-east, and Mirani State High School in Mirani to the north-west.
References
External links
* {{authority control Mackay Region Towns in Queensland Localities in Queensland