Habana, Queensland

Habana is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Habana
Queensland
Looking west on Orphanage Road, on the boundary of Nindaroo (south & left) and Habana (north & right), 2016
Habana
Coordinates21°01′13″S 149°04′27″E
Population925 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4740
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Habana:
Coral Sea Coral Sea Shoal Point
The Leap Habana Bucasia
The Leap Farleigh Nindaroo

History
Habana Sugar Mill, 1895

The locality takes its name from La Habana sugar plantation established by Edward Maitland Long and William Robertson in 1881 on 6000 acres of land already owned by Long. They built the Habana sugar mill in 1883 and it operated until 1901.[3]

Habana Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883 and closed in 1906. In 1917 Habana State School opened but was destroyed by a cyclone in January 1918. It was decided to rebuild the school at a new 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the road to Bowen.[4][5] It closed on 1960.[6] The school was located at 863 Yakapari Road (21.03168°S 149.06852°E / -21.03168; 149.06852 (Habana State School (former))).[7][8][9][10]

Etowri State School opened in 1926 and closed circa 1953.[11] It was located at 108 Barcoo Road (21.04789°S 149.11483°E / -21.04789; 149.11483 (Etowri State School (former))).[7][8][9][10]

In the 2011 census, Habana had a population of 925 people.[1]

In the 2016 census Habana had a population of 952 people.[12]

Heritage listings

Habana has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Moohin and Habana Roads.[14][15]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Habana". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. "Habana (entry 46792)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "Habana Sugar Mill, 1883-1902". www.mackayhistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "HABANA STATE SCHOOL". Daily Mercury. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309 Mackay" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Mackay (western half)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Habana (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. "Habana Tramline Causeway and Wharf Site (entry 602749)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  14. "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  15. "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Media related to Habana, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Habana". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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