Keysland 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
South Burnett Region,
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 , Keysland had a population of 12 people.
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Geography
The land use in Keysland includes cropping, horticultural, plantation forestry, but is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.
History
The name of the district is presumed to derived from the surname of an early settler, Eric John Keys, who was resident in the district circa 1913 to circa 1959.
Keysland State School opened on 11 May 1915 and closed on 31 December 1974.
Education
There are no schools in Keysland. The nearest primary schools are Wheatlands State School in Wheatlands to the east and Proston State School in Proston
Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of the South Burnett regions commercial centre, Kingaroy and south ...
to the north-west. The nearest secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) and Murgon State High School in Murgon
Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people.
Geography
Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern ...
to the east.
References
{{South Burnett Region
South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland