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Alloway, Queensland
Alloway is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people.[1] Clayton is a neighbourhood (24°56′00″S 152°22′00″E / 24.9333°S 152.3666°E) in the north of the locality.[4] GeographyThe Elliott River comprises the southern boundary of the locality.[2] The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Elliott / Kinkuna) and exits to north (Thabeban) with the locality served by the following railway stations (from north to south):[2]
Alloway is flat land between 10 and 30 metres (33 and 98 ft) above sea level. The land use is crop growing, predominantly the growing of sugarcane.[2] HistoryThe name Alloway is taking from the railway siding, which was in turned named after Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (the birthplace of Robert Burns) on 8 July 1939 by the Queensland Railways Department.[3] Elliott State School opened on 4 February 1886 and it is believed there was a "school at Bingera and Baranyan Homestead near Bundaberg" on the site prior to this. In 1960, it was renamed Alloway State School.[9] Clayton State School opened on 31 July 1930 on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site donated by Mrs Ernestina Julia Sarah Natzke. It closed in 1947 but reopened in 1952. It closed permanently on 31 December 1971.[10] On 16 January 1989 the Queensland Government decided to return the land to Mrs Ernestina Crank, the daughter and sole beneficiary of Mrs Natzke who had died in August 1988.[11] The school was at 430 Clayton Road (24°55′25″S 152°21′19″E / 24.9237°S 152.3553°E).[7] DemographicsIn the 2016 census, Alloway had a population of 490 people.[12] In the 2021 census, Alloway had a population of 488 people.[1] EducationAlloway State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4334 Goodwood Road (24°57′08″S 152°22′42″E / 24.9521°S 152.3782°E).[13][14] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 51 students with 6 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time).[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 50 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[16] There are no secondary schools in Alloway. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg to the north.[17] References
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