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Jones Hill is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Jones Hill had a population of 898 people.[1]

Jones Hill
Gympie, Queensland
Jones Hill
Coordinates26.2305°S 152.6694°E / -26.2305; 152.6694
Population898 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density112.3/km2 (290.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location7 km (4 mi) S of Gympie
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Jones Hill:
Pie Creek Southside Monkland
Pie Creek Jones Hill The Dawn
McIntosh Creek Long Flat Long Flat

Geography


Jones Hill is 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Gympie's central business district on the south-western bank of the Mary River. It is for the most part sparsely populated, although a settlement on Mary Valley Road contains a primary school [3] and park.


History


Jones Hill State School opened on 29 January 1902.[4][5]

At the 2006 census Jones Hill had a population of 550 people.[6]


Heritage listings


Jones Hill has the following heritage listings:


Education


Jones Hill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 21 McIntosh Creek Road (26.2291°S 152.6676°E / -26.2291; 152.6676 (Jones Hill State School)).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 399 students with 28 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[10]

There is no secondary school in Jones Hill; the nearest secondary schools are in Gympie.[13]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jones Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Jones Hill – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46343)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. "Jones Hill SS". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jones Hill (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  7. "Jones Hill Reservoir" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. "Waterworks Pump House" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. "Jones Hill School" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "Jones Hill State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 November 2019.


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