Granville, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Granville
| city = Maryborough
| state = qld
| image = Opening of the Granville Bridge, Mary River, Maryborough, 11 December 1926.jpg
| caption = Opening of the Granville Bridge, 11 December 1926a
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.54|152.7372|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Granville (centre of locality)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| pop = 2532
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4650
| area = 11.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 2.5
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Maryborough
| dist2 = 33.4
| dir2 = SSW
| location2 = Hervey Bay
| dist3 = 271
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Fraser Coast Region
| stategov = Maryborough
| fedgov = Wide Bay
| near-n = Walkers Point
| near-ne = Walkers Point
| near-e = Boonooroo Plains
| near-se = Boonooroo Plains
| near-s = Bidwill
| near-sw = Maryborough
| near-w = Maryborough
| near-nw = Maryborough
}}
Granville is a mixed-use locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46651|Granville|locality in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=27 December 2020}} It is a suburb of Maryborough. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Granville had a population of 2,532 people.
Geography
The Mary River forms the north-western boundary and most of the south-western.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Granville+QLD+4650/@-25.5400054,152.6951217,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6beb672dba5a6d79:0x500eef17f211190!8m2!3d-25.5362319!4d152.7208507|title=Granville, Queensland|access-date=20 August 2021}} The Granville Bridge at Odessa Street crosses the river to Tiger Street in Maryborough ({{Coord|-25.54334|152.71441|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Granville Bridge}}).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations; State controlled bridge |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=6 February 2025 |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 }}
The land use is a mixture of suburban housing, crop growing (predominantly sugarcane), and grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=6 February 2025 |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 }}
History
File:Granville Bridge under construction, Mary River, Maryborough, circa 1926.jpg
Maryborough East State School opened on 25 May 1875. In 1938, it was renamed Granville State School.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}
Granville State School War Memorial was unveiled on 2 April 1921.{{Cite news |last=Fast |first=Stuart |date=30 April 2021 |title=School marks 100 years of World War One memorial |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/fraser-coast/school-marks-100-years-of-world-war-one-memorial/news-story/2c57214d9c3b163b311a6baf8d529110 |access-date=7 February 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Granville War Memorial |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/display/91953-granville-war-memorial |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Monument Australia}}
Granville Baptist Church opened in 1922.{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=1922 Granville|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1922-Granville-Maryborough.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland}}{{cite news|date=2 August 1921|title=BAPTIST CHURCH AT GRANVILLE.|page=2|newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser|issue=14,737|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151143967|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=30 November 2021}} The official opening was on Saturday 18 March 1922.{{cite news|date=11 March 1922|title=GENERAL NEWS.|page=8|newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser|issue=14,834|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152782759|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=30 November 2021}}{{cite news|date=21 March 1922|title=Granville Baptist Church. Opening Ceremonies.|page=6|newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser|issue=14,842|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152779633|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=30 November 2021}} It was in Cambridge Street. It was demolished in 1972 and the timber used for extensions to the Baptist Church in Fort Street, Maryborough.{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=Granville Baptist Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=5042|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130094323/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=5042|url-status=live}}
The Granville Bridge was officially opened on Saturday 11 December 1926.{{cite news |date=13 December 1926 |title=GRANVILLE BRIDGE. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21078599 |accessdate=7 February 2025 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,492}} It is a concrete bridge included a steel lifting span that allows boats to pass through (no longer in use).{{cite news |date=13 December 1926 |title=GRANVILLE BRIDGE. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21078599 |accessdate=7 February 2025 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,492}}{{cite news |date=30 June 1925 |title=MARYBOROUGH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20938955 |accessdate=7 February 2025 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,039}}
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Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Granville had a population of 2,716 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31240|name=Granville (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Granville had a population of 2,532 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31228|name=Granville (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
Granville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cambridge Street ({{coord|-25.5385|152.7154|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Granville 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=2022-07-25 |title=Granville State School |url=https://granvilless.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Granville State School |language=en |archive-date=2 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002040827/https://granvilless.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Granville State School |url=https://www.granvillss.eq.edu.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424210849/http://granvillss.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=24 April 2012 |access-date=21 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 277 students with 28 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 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}} It includes a special education program.
There are no secondary schools in Granville. The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in neighbouring Maryborough.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 July 2024 |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 }}
Attractions
Granville State School War Memorial commemorates those local people who enlisted and those who died in World War I. The memorial lists 53 names, many of whom attended the school. It is on the school grounds ({{Coord|-25.53852|152.71431|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Granville State School War Memorial}}).{{Cite web |title=Granville War Memorial |url=https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/directory-record/36183/granville-war-memorial |access-date=2025-02-06 |publisher=Fraser Coast Regional Council}}{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-25.5389394,152.7145033,3a,15y,339.39h,88.81t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sTxLWF5eq7Hb_OGJ0E8Z1Nw!2e0!5s20100401T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D1.1882708961613702%26panoid%3DTxLWF5eq7Hb_OGJ0E8Z1Nw%26yaw%3D339.39281081091224!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=7 February 2025|title=Granville State School War Memorial|SV=yes|date=April 2010}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Granville, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/granville|title=Granville|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
{{Fraser Coast Region}}