Milora, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Milora
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.8475|152.6841|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Milora (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 136
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4309
| area = 13.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 20.1
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Boonah
| dist2 = 30.5
| dir2 = SSW
| location2 = Ipswich
| dist3 = 47.5
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Beaudesert
| dist4 = 68.7
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane CBD
| lga = Scenic Rim Region
| stategov = Scenic Rim
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Harrisville
| near-ne = Limestone Ridges
| near-e = Milbong
| near-se = Anthony
| near-s = Munbilla
| near-sw = Radford
| near-w = Wilsons Plains
| near-nw = Harrisville
}}
Milora is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45164|Milora|locality in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=20 July 2021}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Milora had a population of 136 people.
History
Milora Wesleyan Methodist Church opened in 1869.{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=Milora Wesleyan Methodist Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=739|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-31|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=31 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231032444/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=739}} Tenders were called in October 1869.{{cite news|date=9 October 1869|title=Advertising|volume=IX |page=2|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|issue=1149|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123613702|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=31 December 2021|archive-date=31 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231032449/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123613702|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=2 September 1871|title=THE WESLEYAN CHURCH ON THE IPSWICH AGRICULTURAL RESERVE |volume=X |page=2|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|issue=1445|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123763247|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=31 December 2021|archive-date=31 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231032530/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123763247|url-status=live}} It was opened circa January 1870, celebrating its anniversary on 21 January 1871.{{cite news|date=21 January 1871|title=Week ending January 7 |volume=X |page=6|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|issue=1350|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123761753|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=31 December 2021|archive-date=31 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231032542/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123761753|url-status=live}}
Milora State School opened on 20 April 1873 and closed on 27 July 1962.{{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 near the north-west corner of Munbilla Road and Goames Road (approx {{Coord|-27.8526|152.6759|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Milora State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1946|title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m38-surv-control-1946.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=31 December 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608185011/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m38-surv-control-1946.jpg}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=31 December 2021}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Milora had a population of 108 people. The locality contains 38 households, in which 48.6% of the population are males and 51.4% of the population are females with a median age of 51, 13 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,218, $220 below the national average.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31863|name=Milora (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Milora had a population of 136 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31846|name=Milora (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Milora. The nearest government primary school is Harrisville State School in neighbouring Harrisville to the north-west, Peak Crossing State School in Peak Crossing to the north-east, and Roadvale State School in Roadvale to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=14 September 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
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Further reading
- {{Citation|author1=Harrisville Centenary Celebrations Committee|title=Harrisville State School Centenary, 1891-1991|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33690283|publication-date=1991|publisher=Harrisville Centenary Committee}} — also covers Hillgrove, Milora and Radford Schools
{{Scenic Rim Region}}