Pleystowe, Queensland

Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.[1]

Pleystowe Queensland
Pleystowe Sugar Mill, circa 1967
Pleystowe
Coordinates	21.1541°S 149.0186°E
Population	371 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	21.95/km^2 (56.86/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4741
Area	16.9 km^2 (6.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Pleystowe: Balnagowan Balnagowan Dumbleton Marian Pleystowe Walkerston Marian Greenmount Greenmount

It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.[3][4][5]

History

Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896. It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1961.[6]

In the 2016 census Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.[1]

See also

• List of tramways in Queensland

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pleystowe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Pleystowe – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
4. "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
5. "Bittersweet memories as Australia's oldest sugar mill shuts its doors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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