Traveston, Queensland
| Traveston Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Traveston | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E / 26.31944°S 152.78028°ECoordinates: 26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E / 26.31944°S 152.78028°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 470 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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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:
- 7 Traveston Road: Traveston Powder Magazine (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall)[6]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Traveston". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Traveston - town (entry 35134)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Traveston - locality (entry 49514)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Traveston". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Traveston Powder Magazine (former) (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall) (entry 602783)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.