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North Isis 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
Bundaberg Region The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
,
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 North Isis had a population of 533 people.


Geography

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 ...
touches the south-west boundary of North Isis (but does not enter it). At this point, the
Isis Highway The Isis Highway is a state highway in southern Queensland, Australia. The highway is relatively short, and runs for in a north-east / south-west direction between Bundaberg North and the Burnett Highway at Ban Ban Springs. The Isis Highway link ...
splits off and passes through the south-west corner of the locality and then forms the western boundary of the locality. The locality is predominantly used for farming, mostly of sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality.


History

Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942. A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894. It had ceased operation before 1931. Whitebridge State School opened on 1915 and closed on 1921. In the North Isis had a population of 533 people.


References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland