Pleystowe, Queensland
Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.
It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.
History
Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896. It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1961.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.
In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pleystowe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Pleystowe – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Bittersweet memories as Australia's oldest sugar mill shuts its doors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ 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 (27 June 2017). "Pleystowe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
