| Hodgleigh Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Hodgleigh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°36′39″S 151°56′19″E / 26.6108°S 151.9386°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 137 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.764/km2 (9.75/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Hodgleigh is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Hodgleigh had a population of 137 people.[1]
History
The name Hodgleigh was originally used a railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 15 March 1911, after Queensland politician Robert Samuel Hodge.[2]
Horse Creek Provisional School opened on 18 February 1902. In 1907 it was renamed Bell Bird Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Bell Bird State School. In 1923 it was renamed Hodgleigh State School. It closed on 4 November 1956.[3]
In the 2016 census Hodgleigh had a population of 137 people.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hodgleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- 1 2 "Hodgleigh – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46226)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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