Joskeleigh, Queensland

Joskeleigh is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.[1]

Joskeleigh
Queensland
Joskeleigh
Coordinates23.3811°S 150.8°E / -23.3811; 150.8 (Joskeleigh (centre of locality))
Population70 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.36/km2 (3.53/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Keppel
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Localities around Joskeleigh:
Coowonga Keppel Sands Coral Sea
Tungamull Joskeleigh Coral Sea
Nankin Thompson Point Coral Sea

History
Children attending Joskeleigh Provisional School, circa 1915
Architectural plan of Joskeleigh State School, Proposed Verandah, 19 September 1928

Joskeleigh Provisional School opened on 28 October 1913 in a church building, pending the erection of a school building, under head teacher Frederick Vespermann. There was an average of 21 students in 1913. In 1918 it became Josleigh State School. It closed on 29 April 1985 due to falling enrolments.[3][4]

Sandhills Post Office opened on 24 December 1923 (a receiving office had been open from 1898, named Fishergate until 1908) and closed in 1937.[5]

Joskeleigh Post Office opened on 1 September 1947 and closed in 1971.[5]

Between 2008 and 2013, the locality was within the Rockhampton Region.

In the 2016 census Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Joskeleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Joskeleigh – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48685)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  4. "Agency ID 5361, Joskeleigh State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Joskeleigh Cemetery (entry 600659)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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