Cynthia, Queensland
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Cynthia
| city =
| state = qld
| image =StateLibQld 1 122658 Opening of the Cynthie State School, Eidsvold district, 1928.jpg
| caption =Opening of Cynthia State School, 1928
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.2111|151.1305|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Cynthia (town centre)}}
| pop = 13
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4627
| area = 110.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 10.5
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Abercorn
| dist2 = 19.5
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Eidsvold
| dist3 = 98.7
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Gayndah
| dist4 = 525
| dir4 = NW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = North Burnett Region
| stategov = Callide
| fedgov = Flynn
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-n = Abercorn
| near-ne = Abercorn
| near-e = Yarrol
| near-se = Eidsvold East
| near-s = Ceratodus
| near-sw = Ceratodus
| near-w = Wuruma Dam
| near-nw = Wuruma Dam
}}
Cynthia is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|9138|Cynthia|town in North Burnett Region|accessdate=19 September 2020}}{{cite QPN|45337|Cynthia|locality in North Burnett Region|accessdate=19 September 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Cynthia had a population of 13 people.
Geography
The Burnett River bounds the locality to the east.
The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from the south to the north-east. Its intersection with the Waruma Dam Road is the official location of the former town but there is no settlement there today.
The now-closed Monto Branch Railway passed from north to south through the locality passing through the former town, which was served by the now-abandoned Cynthia railway station ({{Coord|-25.2132|151.1299|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Cythia railway station (former)}}).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 April 2024}}{{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}}
History
The town and locality take their name from the railway station name given by Queensland Railways Department on 19 June 1925, using the name of the surrounding Cynthia Parish of the County of Yarrol.
Cynthia State School opened on 30 January 1928. It closed on 31 May 1954.{{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}}{{Cite QSA Agency|5957|Cynthia State School|21 January 2025
}} It was also in the former town on the western side of Abercorn Road (Burnett Highway) to the south-east of the former railway station ({{Coord|-25.21474|151.12956|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Cynthia State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m158-admin-bdy-1952.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106082542/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m158-admin-bdy-1952.jpg |archive-date=6 November 2022 |access-date=5 April 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Cynthiahad a population of 31 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30787|name=Cynthia (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Cynthia had a population of 13 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30781|name=Cynthia (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
References
{{commons category|Cynthia, Queensland}}
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{{North Burnett Region}}
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