McIlwraith is a rural

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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 ...

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, Australia. In the , McIlwraith had a population of 202 people.

Geography

Uping is a neighbourhood within the locality (). It takes its name from the former Uping railway station on the now-closed

Mount Perry railway line The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essenti ...

. The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs along the northern boundary of the locality.

History

The locality was named after the former railway station, which in turn was named after former

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Thomas McIlwraith Sir Thomas McIlwraith (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most po ...

. McIlwraith State School opened on 30 October 1934.

Demographics

In the , McIlwraith had a population of 327 people. In the , McIlwraith had a population of 191 people. In the , McIlwraith had a population of 202 people.

Education

McIlwraith State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 322 McIlwraith Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 12 students. There is no secondary school in McIlwraith; the nearest government secondary school is in neighbouring Gin Gin.

References

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