Doolbi, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Doolbi
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.2302|152.3038|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Doolbi (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 101
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4660
| area = 5.7
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 4.7
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Childers
| dist2 = 52.1
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Bundaberg
| dist3 = 311
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Bundaberg Region
| stategov = Burnett
| fedgov = Hinkler
| near-n = North Isis
| near-ne = Horton
| near-e = Horton
| near-se = Horton
| near-s = South Isis
| near-sw = Childers
| near-w = Childers
| near-nw = Childers
}}
File:Doolbi Sugar Mill, 1914.JPG
File:Loading juice tankers at Doolbi Sugar Mill near Childers, 1899.tiff
File:Sugar cane juice train Doolbi to Yengarie Queensland, early 1890s.tiff
Doolbi is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|50193|Doolbi|locality in Bundaberg Region|access-date=18 September 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Doolbi had a population of 101 people.
Geography
Located just to the east of the town of Childers, Doolbi is bordered to the south by the Bruce Highway. The land in Doolbi is almost entirely used for farming with a small area of residential housing and the Isis Golf Course in the centre of the locality; there is no commercial development.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=20 October 2020}}
History
In 1890 the first sugar cane crushing mill in the Isis district was established at Doolbi. The mill produced juice, which was then taken to Yengarie for processing into sugar. In 1900, the Doolbi mill was upgraded to produce sugar. As more sugar mills opened in the district, there was not enough cane to keep them all profitable and the Doolbi mill closed in 1924. The mill was in the south-western corner of the present Isis Golf Course ({{coord|-25.231|152.300|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Doolbi sugar mill}}) and an old brick chimney is still visible.{{cite web|title=Doolbi Sugar Mill Remains|url=http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/files/Doolbi_Sugar_Mill_Remains.pdf|publisher=Bundaberg Regional Council|access-date=16 November 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024645/http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/files/Doolbi_Sugar_Mill_Remains.pdf|url-status=live}}
Horton State School opened circa 1888. In 1900, it was renamed Doolbi State School. It closed in 1953.{{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}} It was at 204 Goodwood Road ({{Coord|-25.2279|152.3046|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Doolbi State School (former)}}),{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Cordalba |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cordalba-1943.jpg |access-date=21 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}} now the site of the clubhouse of the Isis Golf Club.{{Cite web |title=History of the club |url=http://www.isisgolfclub.com.au/about-club/history/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Isis Golf Club |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316021130/http://isisgolfclub.com.au/about-club/history/ |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Doolbi had a population of 115 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30870|name=Doolbi (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Doolbi had a population of 101 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30864|name=Doolbi (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Doolbi. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Childers State School and Isis District State High School, both in neighbouring Childers to the west.
References
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External links
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{{Bundaberg Region}}