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Jones Hill, Queensland

Jones Hill is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Jones Hill had a population of 1,135 people.

Geography

Jones Hill is 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) south of Gympie's central business district on the south-western bank of the Mary River. Historically farm land, as at 2023, the land use is mostly residential with smaller suburban land parcels in the north-west of the locality and the rest of the locality being larger rural residential blocks. Some land is used for agriculture, a mix of grazing on native vegetation and irrigated horticulture.

History

Jones Hill State School opened on 29 January 1902.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Jones Hill had a population of 550 people.

In the 2016 census, Jones Hill had a population of 898 people.

In the 2021 census, Jones Hill had a population of 1,135 people.

Heritage listings

Jones Hill has the following heritage listings:

Waterworks Road: Jones Hill Reservoir
Waterworks Road: Waterworks Pump House
17 McIntosh Creek Road: Jones Hill School

Education

Jones Hill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 21 McIntosh Creek Road (26°13′45″S 152°40′03″E / 26.2291°S 152.6676°E / -26.2291; 152.6676 (Jones Hill State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 399 students with 28 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

There are no secondary schools in Jones Hill. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jones Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Jones Hill – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46343)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Jones Hill to Gympie" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Jones Hill School" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jones Hill (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jones Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Jones Hill Reservoir" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ "Waterworks Pump House" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Jones Hill State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.