North Isis
Suburbs around North Isis: | ||
Gregory River | Farnsfield | Farnsfield |
Cordalba Isis Central | North Isis | Redridge Abington |
Apple Tree Creek | Childers | Horton Doolbi |
North Isis is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Isis had a population of 566 people.[1]
Geography
The Bruce Highway touches the south-west boundary of North Isis (but does not enter it). At this point, the Isis Highway splits off and passes through the south-west corner of the locality and then forms the western boundary of the locality.[3]
The locality is predominantly used for farming, mostly of sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality.[3]
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Queensland_State_Archives_2300_North_Isis_Sugar_Mill_with_cart_load_of_cane_in_foreground_16_September_1896.png/220px-Queensland_State_Archives_2300_North_Isis_Sugar_Mill_with_cart_load_of_cane_in_foreground_16_September_1896.png)
Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942.[4]
A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894.[5] It had ceased operation before 1931.[6]
Whitebridge State School opened on 1915 and closed on 1921.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, North Isis had a population of 533 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, North Isis had a population of 566 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Isis (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "North Isis – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47654)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "THE SUGAR INDUSTRY". The Capricornian. Vol. 20, no. 9. Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1894. p. 35. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND SUGAR". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LIII, no. 108. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Isis (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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