Pleystowe, Queensland

Suburb of Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia

21°09′15″S 149°01′07″E / 21.1541°S 149.0186°E / -21.1541; 149.0186 (Pleystowe (centre of locality))Population418 (2021 census)^[1] • Density24.73/km² (64.06/sq mi)Postcode(s)4741Area16.9 km² (6.5 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Mackay RegionState electorate(s)Mirani Federal division(s)Capricornia

Suburbs around Pleystowe:
Balnagowan	Balnagowan	Dumbleton
Marian	Pleystowe	Walkerston
Marian	Greenmount	Greenmount

Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.^[1]

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]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pleystowe had a population of 371 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pleystowe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Pleystowe – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "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.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pleystowe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.