McIlwraith Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25°00′00″S 152°00′00″E / 25.0000°S 152.0000°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 202 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4671 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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McIlwraith is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, McIlwraith had a population of 202 people.[3]
Uping is a neighbourhood within the locality (24°59′00″S 152°00′00″E / 24.9833°S 152.0000°E).[4] It takes its name from the former Uping railway station on the now-closed Mount Perry railway line.[5] The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs along the northern boundary of the locality.[6]
The locality was named after the former railway station, which in turn was named after former Premier of Queensland Thomas McIlwraith.[2]
McIlwraith State School opened on 30 October 1934.[7]
In the 2011 census McIlwraith had a population of 327.[8]
In the 2016 census, McIlwraith had a population of 191 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, McIlwraith had a population of 202 people.[3]
McIlwraith State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 322 McIlwraith Road (25°00′31″S 151°59′57″E / 25.0085°S 151.9993°E).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 12 students.[13]
There is no secondary school in McIlwraith; the nearest secondary school in neighbouring Gin Gin.[14]