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Breadalbane, Queensland

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Breadalbane is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Breadalbane had a population of 23 people.[1]

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Geography

Lethe Brook forms the south-western and south-eastern boundaries of the locality, entering from the south-west (the locality of Kelsey Creek) and exiting to the west (Glen Isla / Goorganga Plains).[3]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-west (the locality of Kelsey Creek) and exits to the north-west (Proserpine / Glen Isla).[4]

The land is flat and low-lying, being 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft) above sea level.[3] The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and growing sugarcane.[5] There is a cane tramway passing through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.[4]

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History

In 1894, George Augustus Henry Waite of the Breadalbane pastoral station offered up 500 acres (200 ha) of land suitable for growing sugarcane on a rent-free basis for three years to selectors who were willing to cultivate the land.[6] By doing so, he hoped to persuade the Queensland Government to support the establishment of a local sugar mill.[7][8][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Breadalbane had a population of 26 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Breadalbane had a population of 23 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Breadalbane. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School, both in neighbouring Proserpine to the north-west. There is also a Catholic primary-and-secondary school in Proserpine.[11]

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