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Riverleigh
Suburb of North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Riverleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Riverleigh had a population of 95 people.[1]
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north, west and south by the Burnett River. The land is used for farming.[3]
History
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Riverleigh State School opened 15 October 1913. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010.[4][5] The school was located at 289 Coonambula-Eidsvold Road (25.5855°S 151.2121°E).[6] The school's website was archived.[7]
A Methodist church opened at Riverleigh in 1921.[8] In 1928, it was decided to relocate the church building to be nearer to the state school,[9] with the church being re-opened in the new location on Sunday 21 October 1928.[10]
The Monto railway line was extended to Mundubbera on 3 February 1914. The next stage to Ceratodus which passed through Riverleigh was opened on 26 April 1924, with Riverleigh being served by:
- Lacon railway station (25.6049°S 151.2594°E)[11]
- Riverleigh railway station (25.5751°S 151.2000°E)[11]
Riverleigh Apostolic Church opened on Sunday 27 May 1928 by the Reverend Jacob Dietz. The four-acre site included an earlier church and cemetery.[12][13]
The last train on the Monto railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 the line was officially closed.[14]
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Demographics
In the 2016 census, Riverleigh had a population of 80 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Riverleigh had a population of 95 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Riverleigh. The nearest school is Mundubbera State School in neighbouring Mundubbera to the east which offers Prep-10 education. For Years 11-12 education, the nearest school is Eidsvold State School at Eidsvold to the north-west.[3]
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