Alloway, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Alloway

| city =

| state = qld

| image = Alloway State School, 2019.jpg

| caption = Alloway State School, 2019

| coordinates = {{coord|-24.9533|152.3636|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Alloway (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 488

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4670

| area = 72.8

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| elevation = 10-30

| elevation_footnotes =

| dist1 = 9.9

| dir1 = S

| location1 = Bundaberg CBD

| dist2 = 363

| dir2 = N

| location2 = Brisbane

| dist3 =

| dir3 =

| location3 =

| dist4 =

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| location4 =

| lga = Bundaberg Region

| stategov = Burnett

| fedgov = Hinkler

| near-n = Thabeban

| near-ne = Woongarra

| near-e = Calavos

| near-se = Kinkuna

| near-s = Elliott

| near-sw = Elliott

| near-w = Elliott

| near-nw = Kensington

}}

Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48367|Alloway|locality in Bundaberg Region|access-date=26 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Alloway had a population of 488 people.

Clayton is a neighbourhood ({{coord|-24.9333|152.3666|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Clayton (neighbourhood)}}) in the north of the locality.{{cite QPN|7369|Clayton|locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional|access-date=18 September 2020}}

Geography

The Elliott River comprises the southern boundary of the locality.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=8 December 2023}}

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Elliott / Kinkuna) and exits to north (Thabeban) with the locality served by the following railway stations (from north to south):

Clayton railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-24.9254|152.3640|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Clayton railway station (former)}}){{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite QPN|7369|Clayton|railway station in the Bundaberg Region|access-date=8 December 2023}}{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m157-admin-bdy-1952.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930081136/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m157-admin-bdy-1952.jpg |archive-date=30 September 2020 |access-date=30 September 2020 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}
Alloway railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-24.9465|152.3683|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Alloway railway station (former)}})
Elliott railway station ({{coord|-24.9791|152.3750|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Elliott railway station}}){{Cite QPN|11543|Elliott|railway station in Bundaberg Region|access-date=13 September 2017}}

Alloway is flat land between {{convert|10 and 30|m}} above sea level. The land use is crop growing, predominantly the growing of sugarcane.

History

The name Alloway is taking from the railway siding, which was in turned named after Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (the birthplace of Robert Burns) on 8 July 1939 by the Queensland Railways Department.

Elliott State School opened on 4 February 1886 and it is believed there was a "school at Bingera and Baranyan Homestead near Bundaberg" on the site prior to this. In 1960, it was renamed Alloway State School.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

Clayton State School opened on 31 July 1930 on a {{Convert|5|acre||abbr=|adj=on}} site donated by Mrs Ernestina Julia Sarah Natzke. It closed in 1947 but reopened in 1952. It closed permanently on 31 December 1971.{{Cite QSA Agency|6484|Clayton State School|30 September 2020

}} On 16 January 1989 the Queensland Government decided to return the land to Mrs Ernestina Crank, the daughter and sole beneficiary of Mrs Natzke who had died in August 1988.{{Cite QSA Item|3410214|Disposal of the former Clayton State School Site. - Mr B.G. Littleproud|30 September 2020}} The school was at 430 Clayton Road ({{Coord|-24.9237|152.3553|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Clayton State School (former)}}).

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Alloway had a population of 490 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30042|name=Alloway (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Alloway had a population of 488 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30042|name=Alloway (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

Alloway State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4334 Goodwood Road ({{coord|-24.9521|152.3782|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Alloway State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Alloway State School |url=https://allowayss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Alloway State School |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401222901/https://allowayss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 51 students with 6 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time).{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2016 |url=https://allowayss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/school-annual-report-2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913052501/https://allowayss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/school-annual-report-2016.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2017 |access-date=13 September 2017 |website=Alloway State School}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 50 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}

There are no secondary schools in Alloway. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg to the north.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Alloway, Queensland

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

References

Further reading