Jardine
Queensland
Jardine is located in Queensland
Jardine
Jardine
Coordinates23°03′25″S 150°24′07″E / 23.0569°S 150.4019°E / -23.0569; 150.4019 (Jardine (centre of locality))
Population59 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.961/km2 (2.489/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Elevation20–30 m (66–98 ft)
Area61.4 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Jardine:
Canoona Canal Creek Canal Creek
Canoona Jardine Rossmoya
Yaamba Yaamba Milman

Jardine is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Jardine had a population of 59 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded by Alligator Creek to the west, by Bills Creek to the north and Hedlow Creek.[3]

The land is relatively flat mostly 20–30 metres (66–98 ft) above sea level. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.[3]

History

The locality was most likely named after pastoralist and magistrate John Jardine of Rockhampton.[2]

Jardine Provisional School opened on 11 August 1913. On 1 December 1914 it became Jardine State School. Circa 1935 it was renamed Milman State School.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Jardine had a population of 59 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in present-day Jardine. The nearest primary school is Milman State School in neighbouring Milman to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, a northern suburb of Rockhampton, to the south.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jardine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Jardine – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48683)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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