Keppel Sands, Queensland
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%2C_2016.jpg) Beach at Keppel Sands (low tide), 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 23°20′S 150°48′E / 23.333°S 150.800°ECoordinates: 23°20′S 150°48′E / 23.333°S 150.800°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 332 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Livingstone | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Keppel Sands is a town on the Capricorn Coast of Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone, but, between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region. At the 2011 census, Keppel Sands had a population of 333.[1]
Geography
Keppel Sands is the southernmost town on the Capricorn Coast. The town is located in the Livingstone Shire Council local government area, 676 kilometres (420 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.
Separated by Coorooman Creek from the larger towns of Emu Park and Yeppoon to the north, Keppel Sands is a charming village-style township centred on fishing and holiday making. Facilities in Keppel Sands include a hotel, caravan park, motel, Australia Post outlet, local store, and two boat ramps. The Coast Guard are located at Pumpkin Creek at the southern edge of the town.
Keppel Sands is home to many retirees and is a popular location for fishing and crabbing.[2]
History
Originally known as Sandhills, Keppel Sands has long been a popular beach to visit for people from Rockhampton and the surrounding area. Over the years beach huts and weekenders gradually gave way to the more permanent housing of today. Boarding houses were popular until the road improved and daytripping to the beach became possible. The Savoy Theatre was a place for both movies and dances.
Mount Barlow Provisional School opened in 1903 and became Mount Barlow State School on 1 Jan 1909. It was renamed Sandhills State School about 1930 and then renamed Keppel Sands State School about 1938.[3]
Keppel Sands Post Office opened on 1 September 1927.[4]
Near to Keppel Sands is Joskeleigh which was home to a large South Sea Islander community, imported as indentured labourers from various islands in Melanesia and Polynesia in a process known as blackbirding.[5]
Education
Keppel Sands State School is a government co-education primary school (P-6). In 2015, it had an enrolment of 19 students with 2 teachers.[6] It opened in March 1893. [7]
See also
- Capricorn Coast for comprehensive geography and history of Keppel Sands and surrounding districts
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Keppel Sands (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ↑ "Keppel Sands & Joskeleigh". Livingstone Shire Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Joskeleigh Cemetery". Cultural Heritage Register. State of Queensland (Environment Protection Agency). Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ↑ "2015 School Annual Report" (PDF). Keppel Sands State School. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Schools opening dates". Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Keppel Sands at Wikimedia Commons