Antigua, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Antigua

| city =

| state = qld

| image =Antigua Community Hall, 2023 02.jpg

| caption =Antigua Community Hall, 2023

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.6302|152.5936|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Antigua (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 126

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4650

| area = 17.2

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 23.3

| dir1 = SW

| location1 = Maryborough

| dist2 = 52.3

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Hervey Bay

| dist3 = 240

| dir3 = N

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| lga = Fraser Coast Region

| stategov = Maryborough

| fedgov = Wide Bay

| near-n = Mungar

| near-ne = Ferney

| near-e = Glenorchy

| near-se = Owanyilla

| near-s = Pioneers Rest

| near-sw = St Mary

| near-w = Yerra

| near-nw = Pilerwa

}}

Antigua is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46623|Antigua|locality in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=6 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Antigua had a population of 126 people.

Geography

The Mary River is the eastern boundary of the locality and Myrtle Creek is the southern boundary.{{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}}

The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from south to north.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=12 June 2022}} The locality was once served by the Antigua railway station ({{coord|-25.6379|152.6023|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Antigua railway station}}), but it is now abandoned.

History

File:Opening of Antigua State School, 1918.jpg

Antigua State School opened on 20 August 1918 and closed on 31 March 1937.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{cite news |date=17 April 1937 |title=GLEANINGS FROM THE COUNTRY |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36887840 |accessdate=28 September 2024 |newspaper=The Courier-mail |location=Queensland, Australia |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=1132}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Antigua had a population of 278 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id= SSC30043 |name=Antigua (State Suburb)|accessdate=17 May 2014|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Antigua had a population of 127 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30066|name=Antigua (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Antigua had a population of 126 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30067|name=Antigua (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Antigua. The nearest government primary school is Mungar State School in neighbouring Mungar to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-west.

Amenities

File:Antigua Community Hall, 2023 03.jpg

Antigua Community Hall is on Mungar Road ({{coord|-25.6340|152.5839|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=ANTIGUA COMMUNITY HALL}}).{{Cite web |date=17 November 2020 |title=Building points - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-25.6347219,152.5839711,3a,15y,355.56h,91.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svtelOzfT5jeM8wx9qYW29A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en|access-date=12 June 2022|title=Antigua Community Hall}}