Reesville is a rural
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in the
Sunshine Coast Region
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Reesville had a population of 573 people.
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History
Reesville was named in 1922 by the Landsborough Shire Council after Henry Oliver Rees (1862-1923)—a member of its community who owned a plant nursery and mixed fruit orchard there.[
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Demographics
In the , Reesville had a population of 567 people.
Education
There are no schools in Reesville. The nearest government primary school is Maleny State School found in Maleny
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to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Maleny State High School, also in Maleny.
Attractions
Howell's Knob Lookout is a tourist attraction off Reesville Road ().
References
{{Sunshine Coast Region
Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
Localities in Queensland