Hoya is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Hoya had a population of 251 people.

Geography

Hoya is farming land approximately 150 metres about sea level. The Boonah Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs along part of the southern boundary. The land use in the south-east of the locality is

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housing, extending from the Boonah urban area. Apart from this, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

In 1882, St Matthew's Lutheran church was opened at 168 Podlich Road (). It was . It had a cemetery at the rear. In 1907, it was demolished to building a larger church, which was . In 1962, the church building was relocated to Church Street in Boonah. The

Fassifern railway line The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964. Geography The line began west of Ipswich station o ...

(Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from

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to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Hoya being served by Hoya railway station on Hoya Road near the junction with Heise Road (). The line closed in June 1964. A postal receiving office was opened in Hoya on 22 January 1892. A post office opened on 1 July 1927. It closed on 1 April 1955.

Demographics

In the , Hoya had a population of 220 people. The locality containrf 87 households, in which 52.3% of the population were and 47.7% of the population were females with a median age of 52, 14 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,406, $32 below the national average. None of Hoya's population was either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 74.5% of the population aged 15 or over was either registered or de facto married, while 25.5% of the population is not married. 23.9% of the population is currently attending some form of education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (31.2%), English (27.7%) and German (10.6%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (87.1%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (90.0%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (24.6%), the Uniting Church (14.5%) and Anglican (12.7%). The most common occupation was a professional (21.1%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (30.6%). In the , Hoya had a population of 251 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hoya. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Boonah State School and Boonah State High School, both in

Boonah Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,557 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Ra ...

to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Boonah.

Facilities

Hoya Lutheran Cemetery is at the rear of 168 Podlich Road ().

References

External links

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