Sexton, Queensland
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Sexton
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| state = qld
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| coordinates = {{coord|-26.0316|152.4769|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Sexton (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 187
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| postcode = 4570
| area = 61.4
| timezone = AEST
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| lga = Gympie Region
| stategov = Gympie
| fedgov = Wide Bay
| near-n = Miva
| near-ne = Scotchy Pocket
| near-e = Curra
| near-se = Bells Bridge
| near-s = Lower Wonga
| near-sw = Lower Wonga
| near-w = Woolooga
| near-nw = Woolooga
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Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46378|Sexton|locality in Gympie Region|accessdate=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Sexton had a population of 187 people.
History
The Nanango railway line opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan with the locality being served by Sexton railway station ({{coord|-26.0063|152.4367|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Sexton railway station (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} The railway line through Sexton was mothballed in 2006 and officially closed in 2010.{{Cite web |title=About & History of the branch - South Burnett Rail Trail |url=https://southburnettrailtrail.au/about-history/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |language=en-AU}}
Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Carmyle State School. It closed in 1910. The school reopened in 1911 when it was described as being {{Convert|21 by 14|ft}} plus a verandah and was well-ventilated with six windows and a door. At that time, it had 16 students under teacher Miss Grace Smith.{{cite news |date=12 May 1911 |title=SEXTON. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151536573 |accessdate=7 October 2024 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=11,872}} The school closed in December 1963.{{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 }} In 1921, the school was on the eastern side of Devil Mountain Road ({{Coord|-26.04049|152.46423|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Carmyle State School (former, 1921 site)}}).{{Cite web |date=1921 |title=County of Lennox Sheet 1 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-lennox-sh1-1921/original |access-date=7 October 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=9 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809005700/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-lennox-sh1-1921/original |url-status=live }} From 1936 to 1961, it was on the eastern corner of Lower Wide Bay Road and Carmyle Road ({{Coord|-26.03520|152.48014|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Carmyle State School (former, 1943 site)}}).{{Cite web |date=1936 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m113-surv-control-1936/original |access-date=7 October 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006233743/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m113-surv-control-1936/original |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Kilkivan |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-kilkivan-1943/original |access-date=7 October 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006221543/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-kilkivan-1943/original |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1961 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m113-1961/original |access-date=7 October 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercouse |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=13 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 }}
Sexton Provisional School opened in 1913. On 1 December 1914, it became Sexton State School.{{cite news |date=20 November 1914 |title=OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178851440 |accessdate=7 October 2024 |newspaper=
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Sexton had a population of 161 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32568|name=Sexton (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Sexton had a population of 187 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32543|name=Sexton (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Sexton. The nearest government primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the west, Theebine State School in Theebine to the north-east, and Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school in James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 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 }}
There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |title=Celebrating 100 years of education at Chatsworth : Chatsworth School centenary : incorporating Bell’s Bridge, Carmyle, Corella, Curra and Tamaree |date=2000 |publisher=Chatsworth State School}} — via [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma99183592272202061 State Library of Queensland]
{{Gympie Region}}