The locality is bounded to the north and east by Splitters Creek and to the south by the Burnett River.[3]
Sharon is approximately eight kilometres west of Bundaberg towards Gin Gin. The Sharon Gorge is a further four kilometres along the highway, and is home to a tranquil area with rainforests, ferns, palms and orchids.[4]
The neighbourhood of Manoo is located in the south-western area of Sharon (24.8833°S 152.2333°E / -24.8833; 152.2333 (Manoo)); it takes its name from the former Manoo railway station on the now closed Mount Perry railway line. The name Manoo is an Aboriginal word meaning clear straight track.[5]
History
The locality is named after the Sharon plain in Israel.[2]
A Methodist Sunday School was established in 1882 by the Workman family which met on the verandah of the school until a church could be built.[6] The Primitive Methodist church was officially opened on Sunday 29 March 1896 by Reverend William Powell and Reverend Tom Ellison.[7] The church was used by the Primitive Methodists on three Sundays each month with the fourth Sunday being available to other denominations.[8][9] Circa 1935, the church building was sold to the Anglican Church.[10]
Tantitha Provisional School opened on 26 February 1883. In 1894 it became a state school and was renamed Sharon State School.[11]
Circa 1935, the Anglican Church purchased the former Primitive Methodist Church building and commenced services in February 1935.[14] St Stephen's Anglican church was dedicated on 30 April 1945 by Rural Dean Reverend N.C.C. Bertram. Its closure was approved in September 1991.[15] The church was in Gin Gin Road roughly opposite the Sharon State School (approx 24.8723°S 152.2627°E / -24.8723; 152.2627 (St Stephen's Anglican Church (former))).[16]
In the 2011 census, Sharon had a population of 1,131 people.[17]
In the 2016 census, Sharon had a population of 1,316 people.[1]
Sharon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18 Sharon School Road (24.8724°S 152.2633°E / -24.8724; 152.2633 (Sharon State School)).[19][20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 116 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[21]
There are no secondary schools in Sharon. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North to the north-east.[3]
Methodist Church of Australasia. Bundaberg Circuit (1925), Jubilee souvenir 1875-1925, The Church, archived from the original on 30 August 2021, retrieved 30 August 2021
"Local and General News". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No.1558. Queensland, Australia. 30 March 1896. p.2. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"Local and General News". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No.1642. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1896. p.2. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"Local and [?]". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No.1559. Queensland, Australia. 1 April 1896. p.2. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022– via National Library of Australia.
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
"Sharon State School". Sharon State School. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
"ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
Google (28 February 2022). "Sharon Public Hall" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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