Isla, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Isla
| city =
| state = qld
| image = CQ039 Isla Gorge Qld, 2007.jpg
| caption = Isla Gorge National Park, 2007
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.15|150.0333|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Isla (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 213
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4719
| area = 846.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 28.9
| dir1 = SSW
| location1 = Theodore
| dist2 = 75.4
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Moura
| dist3 = 132
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Biloela
| dist4 = 235
| dir4 = SSW
| location4 = Rockhampton
| dist5 = 534
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Banana
| stategov = Callide
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Glenmoral
| near-ne = Theodore
Lonesome Creek
| near-e = Camboon
| near-se = Cracow
| near-s = Spring Creek
| near-sw = Ghinghinda
| near-w = Ghinghinda
| near-nw = Glenmoral
}}
Isla is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49558|Isla|locality in Shire of Banana|accessdate=25 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Isla had a population of 213 people.
Geography
The Dawson River forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality. The Dawson Range forms part of the north-western boundary of the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 August 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 }}
The Leichhardt Highway enters the locality from the south-west (Ghinghinda) and exits to the north-east (Glenmoral/Theodore).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 August 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 }}
The Isla Gorge National Park is in the west of the locality extending into neighbouring Glenmoral to the north-west.{{Cite web |title=Isla Gorge National Park |url=https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/isla-gorge |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government}} The Devils Nest State Forest is also in the west of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the north of the locality near the Dawson River.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 August 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 }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Isla had a population of 159 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31433|name=Isla (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Isla had a population of 213 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31417|name=Isla (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Isla. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 10) is Theodore State School in neighbouring Theodore to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school to Year 12 is Moura State High School in Moura to the north, but it is sufficiently distant that only students living in the north of the locality of Isla could attend; alternatives would be distance education and boarding school.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 August 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 }}
References
{{commons category|Isla, Queensland}}
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{{Shire of Banana}}