Austinville is a hinterland locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Austinville had a population of 403 people.[1]
| Austinville Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Mudgeeraba Creek, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Austinville | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°09′15″S 153°18′36″E / 28.1541°S 153.3099°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 403 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 18.92/km2 (49.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4213 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21.3 km2 (8.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mudgeeraba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McPherson | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editAustinville is situated in the Gold Coast Hinterland between Mudgeeraba and Springbrook.[3]
Austinville is located in a valley through which flows Mudgeeraba Creek and the rugged Nimmel Range looms in the distance. Significant rainforest exists in the area.[3] Areas in the south are protected within Springbrook National Park. Apart from protected areas, the land use is a mixture of residential and grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
editAustinville settlement was established as a banana plantation in 1934, making it one of the Gold Coast's oldest suburbs. It was started as an attempt to resettle unemployed people on the land following the Great Depression, and therefore lift the economy. It was named after Under-Secretary for Labour and Industry at the time, William Henry Austin, who encouraged the building of many of these plantations throughout the state.[5][6]
Land was cleared and divided into blocks and 50 or so small homes were built too. Mudgeeraba Creek flowed behind the homes along the valley floor, and the rugged Nimmel Range bordered on the settlement's western side. The settlement was very short lived. By 1939, within just 5 years, most families had left the area. Rainforest has crept back into much of the once banana farming valley, and the area remains dwarfed by the surrounding conservation area.[7]
Austinville State School opened on 25 June 1934.[8][5] It closed on 9 June 1939.[9]
Demographics
editIn the 2011 census, Austinville had a population of 361 people.[10]
In the 2016 census, Austinville had a population of 356 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Austinville had a population of 403 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Austinville. The nearest government primary school is Mudgeeraba Creek State School in neighbouring Mudgeeraba to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Robina State High School in Robina to the north-east.[12]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Austinville (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Austinville – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46026)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b "AUSTINVILLE SCHOOL". South Coast Bulletin. Vol. 6, no. 334. Queensland, Australia. 19 October 1934. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. W. H. AUSTIN". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 28 May 1934. p. 11 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Austinville". Gold Coast Stories. City of Gold Coast. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The Courier-mail. No. 263. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1934. p. 5. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Austinville (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Austinville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
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- "Gold Coast Inner Hinterland". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. — includes Austinville