Johnstown, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Johnstown
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.4011|152.115|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Johnstown (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 46
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4615
| area = 110.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 33.2
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = Nanango
| dist2 = 42.0
| dir2 = SE
| location2 = Murgon
| dist3 = 43.5
| dir3 = ENE
| location3 = Kingaroy
| dist4 = 113
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Gympie
| dist5 = 189
| dir5 = NNW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = South Burnett Region
| lga2 = Gympie Region
| stategov = Nanango
| fedgov = Maranoa
| fedgov2 = Wide Bay
| near-n = Barambah
| near-ne = Elgin Vale
| near-e = Elgin Vale
| near-se = Mount Stanley
| near-s = Wyalla
| near-sw = Wyalla
| near-w = Charlestown
| near-nw = Barambah
}}
Johnstown is a rural locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region, both in Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46229|Johnstown|locality in South Burnett Region|access-date=31 December 2017}}{{cite QPN|46342|Johnstown|locality in Gympie Region|access-date=29 December 2017}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Johnstown had a population of 46 people.
Geography
Barker Creek (which flows north into Lake Barambah) forms part of the western boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Johnstown+QLD+4615/@-26.4201457,152.0219867,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b94fe34768edb57:0x400eef17f20ea50!8m2!3d-26.4477525!4d152.1495096!5m1!1e4 |title=Johnstown, Queensland |access-date=15 September 2021}}
The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north-west (Barambah) and exits to the south-west (Wyalla).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 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 predominantly 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=11 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
The locality name is derived from a pastoral run held in 1854 by John Stephen Ferriter. The run is shown on an 1872 map of Southern Queensland, south of the Stephenton run which was also held by Ferriter, suggesting the names of the runs derive from Ferriter's given names.{{Cite web |date=1872 |title=Map of the Southern Portion of the Colony of Queensland showing the Surveyed Runs |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-se-queensland-surveyed-runs-1872/original |access-date=11 February 2025 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=25 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125084930/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-se-queensland-surveyed-runs-1872/original |url-status=live }}
Johnstown Provisional School opened on 27 March 1916 and closed on 1 September 1924. It reopened on 18 April 1933 and closed on 20 February 1935.{{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 }} It was on the western side of Johnstown Road (approx {{Coord|-26.43474|152.12585|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Johnstown Provisional School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1921 |title=County of Fitzroy |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-fitzroy-1921/original |access-date=6 October 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006090051/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-fitzroy-1921/original |url-status=live }}
Johnstown West Provisional School opened on 4 July 1938. On 22 October 1952, it became Johnstown West State School. It closed on 7 July 1967. It was on the western side of Barker Creek, which is one of the watercourses now impounded by the construction of the Bjelke-Petersen Dam, inundating land in this area. However, the school's land parcel is still in existence at 1 Forestry Road, Charlestown ({{Coord|-26.41127|152.02283|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Johnstown West State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1955 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m79-admin-bdy-1955/original |access-date=6 October 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811075518/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m79-admin-bdy-1955/original |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=6 October 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}}, Johnstown had a population of 30 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31463|name=Johnstown (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Johnstown had a population of 46 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31448|name=Johnstown (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Johnstown. The nearest government primary schools are Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west and Nanango State School in Nanango to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Murgon State High School in Murgon to the north-west, Goomeri State School (to Year 10) in Goomeri to the north, and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 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 }}
References
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{{South Burnett Region}}
{{Gympie Region}}