Antigua, Queensland
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Antigua is a rural
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in the
Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast 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 twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. ...
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Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Antigua had a population of 126 people.


Geography

The Mary River is the eastern boundary of the locality and Myrtle Creek is the southern boundary. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from south to north. The locality was once served by the Antigua railway station (), but it is now abandoned.


History

Antigua State School opened on 20 August 1918 and closed on 31 March 1937.


Demographics

In the , Antigua had a population of 278 people. In the , Antigua had a population of 127 people. In the , Antigua had a population of 126 people.


Education

There are no schools in Antigua. The nearest government primary school is Mungar State School in neighbouring
Mungar Mungar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mungar had a population of 328 people. Geography Mungar is north of the state capital Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Maryborough. The ...
to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-west.


Amenities

Antigua Community Hall is on Mungar Road ().


References


Further reading

* Includes Yerra & Pilerwa, Yengarie, Antigua, Pioneers Rest â€
via State Library of Queensland
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