Evelyn, Queensland

Evelyn
Queensland
Evelyn; Queensland
	Evelyn Scrub War Memorial, 2017
	Evelyn
Coordinates	17°30′35″S 145°29′21″E / 17.5097°S 145.4891°E
Population	209 (2021 census)
• Density	2.659/km2 (6.887/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4888
Area	78.6 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.6 km (10 mi) NNE of Ravenshoe ; 37.1 km (23 mi) S of Atherton ; 105 km (65 mi) SW of Cairns ; 322 km (200 mi) NNW of Townsville ; 1,680 km (1,044 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
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Evelyn is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Evelyn had a population of 209 people.^[1]

Geography

The Kennedy Highway enters the locality from the north (Upper Barron) and exits to the south (Ravenshoe).^[3]

Longlands Gap–Herberton Road starts from the Kennedy Highway on the north-western boundary of the locality and proceeds north-west through Wondecla.^[3]^[4]

History

The name Evelyn is taken from the name of an early pastoral run, which was named by Francis Horace Stubley (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Electoral district of Kennedy 1878-83), after his wife.^[5]

Evelyn Scrub Provisional School opened on 31 March 1896 with 15 students under head teacher Alice Margaret Sheehan.^[6]^[7]^[8] On 1 January 1909, it became Evelyn Scrub State School. The school closed temporarily from 1918 to 1919. It closed permanently on 19 August 1946.^[9] It was near Mill Creek on Jonsson Road (approx 17°30′04″S 145°27′13″E / 17.50116°S 145.45370°E / -17.50116; 145.45370).^[10]^[11]^[12]

Geraldton Road State School opened on 1916. It closed on 1960.^[13] It was at 45 Geraldton Road (17°30′24″S 145°30′19″E / 17.50658°S 145.50540°E / -17.50658; 145.50540).^[14]^[15]^[12]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Evelyn had a population of 330 people.^[16]

In the 2016 census, Evelyn had a population of 241 people.^[17]

In the 2021 census, Evelyn had a population of 209 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Evelyn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Evelyn Scrub War Memorial, Jonsson Road^[18]
Cressbrook Cemetery, off Jonsson Road^[19]

Education

There are no schools in Evelyn. The nearest government primary schools are Millaa Millaa State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the east, Ravenshoe State School in neighbouring Ravenshoe to the south, and Herberton State School in Herberton to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Ravenshoe State School (to Year 12), Herberton State School (to Year 10), and Malanda State High School (to Year 12) in Malanda to the north-east.^[20]

Attractions

The highest point on a road in Queensland is on Tumoulin Road at an elevation of 1,162 metres (3,812 ft) above sea level; it is marked with a road sign (17°28′48″S 145°28′42″E / 17.48004°S 145.47841°E / -17.48004; 145.47841).^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Evelyn (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Evelyn – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48629)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Evelyn, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Evelyn (entry 45810)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ "Country News". The Queenslander. Vol. XLIX, no. 1064. Queensland, Australia. 14 March 1896. p. 486. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Education Department". The Telegraph. No. 7676. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1897. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Agency ID 10415, Evelyn Scrub State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Mt Garnet" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ "Palmerston" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Evelyn (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Evelyn (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Evelyn Scrub War Memorial (entry 602138)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ "Cressbrook Cemetery (entry 601900)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Highest road in Queensland". Google Street View. October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.