Traveston, Queensland

Traveston
Queensland
Traveston
Coordinates 26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E / 26.31944°S 152.78028°E / -26.31944; 152.78028Coordinates: 26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E / 26.31944°S 152.78028°E / -26.31944; 152.78028
Population 470 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4570
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal Division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Traveston:
Kybong Tandur Mothar Mountain
Kybong Traveston Cooran
Coles Creek Coles Creek Cooran

Traveston is a small town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Traveston had a population of 470 people.[1]

Geography

Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-east to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran.[4]

Dairying is the main industry.[5]

History

The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves who was in the area in the 1860s.[2]

Heritage listings

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

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Traveston". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Traveston - town (entry 35134)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. "Traveston - locality (entry 49514)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. "Traveston". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. "Traveston Powder Magazine (former) (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall) (entry 602783)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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