Retro, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Retro
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Horse yard, Retro station, 1897.jpg
| caption = Retro Downs pastoral station, circa 1899
| coordinates = {{coord|-22.8475|147.9347|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Retro (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 54
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4723
| area = 435.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 29.7
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Capella
| dist2 = 37.9
| dir2 = ESE
| location2 = Clermont
| dist3 = 81.6
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Emerald
| dist4 = 352
| dir4 = WNW
| location4 = Rockhampton
| dist5 = 913
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Central Highlands Region
| stategov = Gregory
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Cheeseborough
| near-ne = Dysart
| near-e = Lowestoff
| near-se = Khosh Bulduk
| near-s = Hibernia
| near-sw = Hibernia
| near-w = Cheeseborough
| near-nw = Cheeseborough
}}
Retro is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46972|Retro|locality in Central Highlands Region|accessdate=25 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Retro had a population of 54 people.
History
The Retro Downs pastoral property had been established by 1864.{{cite news |date=14 April 1864 |title=Commercial. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123603744 |accessdate=30 December 2024 |newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=III |issue=294}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Retro had a population of 30 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32444|name=Retro (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Retro had a population of 54 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32420|name=Retro (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Retro. The nearest government primary schools are Clermont State School in Clermont to the west and Capella State School in Capella to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Clermont State High School in Clermont and Capella State High School in Capella.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 December 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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