Joskeleigh is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.[1]
Joskeleigh Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 23.3811°S 150.8°E / -23.3811; 150.8 (Joskeleigh (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 70 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.36/km2 (3.53/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Livingstone Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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The waters of the Coral Sea form the eastern boundary.[3]
Joskeleigh Provisional School opened on 28 October 1913 in a church building, pending the erection of a school building, under head teacher Frederick Vespermann. There was an average of 21 students in 1913. In 1918 it became Joskeleigh State School. It closed on 29 April 1985 due to falling enrolments.[4][5] It was at 356 Joskeleigh Road (23.3676°S 150.7829°E / -23.3676; 150.7829 (Joskeleigh State School (former))).[6][7][8]
Sandhills Post Office opened on 24 December 1923 (a receiving office had been open from 1898, named Fishergate until 1908) and closed in 1937.[9]
Joskeleigh Post Office opened on 1 September 1947 and closed in 1971.[9]
Between 2008 and 2013, the locality was within the Rockhampton Region.
In the 2016 census, Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.[1]
Joskeleigh has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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Towns and localities of the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland | |
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