Selene, Queensland
| Selene Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Selene | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°00′24″S 151°08′24″E / 25.0066°S 151.14°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.813/km2 (2.11/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 33.2 km2 (12.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Selene is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Selene had a population of 27 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Tuturi is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (25°00′00″S 151°08′00″E / 25.0000°S 151.1333°E) near the former railway station of the same name.[3] The name Tuturi was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department and is word from the Waka language, meaning grey box tree.[3]
History
[edit]Selene State School opened on 25 January 1926 and closed on 25 July 1965.[4] It was located at 261 Selene Hall Road (25°00′31″S 151°09′56″E / 25.0086°S 151.1655°E).[5][6]
The now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened to Selene in 1927. The locality was served by two now-abandoned stations:
- Tuturi railway station (24°59′59″S 151°08′53″E / 24.9997°S 151.1480°E)[7]
- Selene railway station (25°00′28″S 151°08′47″E / 25.0078°S 151.1464°E)[7]
Selene Baptist Church was officially opened by Reverend Benjamin Hewison (President of the Queensland Baptist Union) on Saturday 13 May 1933.[8][9][10][11]
The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed.[12]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Selene had a population of 25 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Selene had a population of 27 people.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Selene (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Selene – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tuturi – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 35438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "1933 Selene". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "BAPTIST". The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 495. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BAPTIST CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 520. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Selene (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Mulgildie State School. Jubilee Booklet Committee (1977), The golden jubilee of Mulgildie State School 1927-1977 — includes Selene State School