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Buxton, Queensland

Field	Value
type	town
name	Buxton
state	qld
pushpin_label_position	left
coordinates
pop	507
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode	4660
elevation	10
area	81.8
lga	Bundaberg Region
stategov	Burnett
fedgov	Hinkler
dist1	28.9
dir1	ENE
location1	Childers
dist2	69.3
dir2	NW
location2	Hervey Bay
dist3	79.6
dir3	SSE
location3	Bundaberg
dist4	328
dir4	N
location4	Brisbane
near-n	Woodgate
near-ne	Woodgate
near-e	Burrum Heads
near-se	Burrum River
near-s	Cherwell
near-sw	Isis River
near-w	Redridge
near-nw	Goodwood

Geography

The locality of Buxton is bounded to the north and north-east by the Gregory River and to the south by the Isis River and south-east by the Burrum River. Its western boundary is the North Coast railway line. The town is situated on eastern edge on the locality on the banks of the Burrum River, about 20 km from the Bruce Highway (which passes through the neighbouring locality of Isis River and upstream from Walkers Point (in Woodgate) and Burrum Heads (the two settlements to the north and south of the mouth of the river into the Coral Sea).

The Burrum Coast National Park runs from north to south through the centre of the locality.

History

Buxton has been formerly known as Buxtonville, Newport, and Burrumba. It was originally proposed to be a river port with customs and quarantine facilities, but that development never occurred.

The Dundaburra group of the Northern Kabi Kabi Tribe inhabited the area.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Buxton and the surrounding area had a population of 391 people.

In the , the locality of Buxton had a population of 402 people.

In the , the locality of Buxton had a population of 430 people.

In the , the locality of Buxton had a population of 507 people.

Education

There are no schools in Buxton. The nearest government primary school is Goodwood State School in neighbouring Goodwood to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Isis District State High School in Childers to the south-west.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp and pontoon in Powers Street on the north bank of Burrum River (). It is managed by the Bundaberg Regional Council.

Recreation

Boat enthusiasts are able to explore four river systems from this area. Flanking the main road into Buxton are a number of rural homesteads. Those on the southern side of the road have river frontage. The area is known as having some of the best fishing, prawn and crabbing waterways in the south east.

Transport

The Isis Junction railway station is on the south-western edge of the locality. It was the junction of the former Isis railway line to Childers.

References

{{Queensland Globe
"Childers".
(2016-10-10). "Indigenous residents".
{{Census 2006 AUS
{{Census 2011 AUS
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2021 AUS
"Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". [[Queensland Government]].
(12 November 2020). "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
(2013-03-02). "Spotlight: Burrum Heads".
{{Cite QPN. 16865. Isis Junction railway station

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