Austinville, Queensland
| Austinville Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 403 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4213 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mudgeeraba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McPherson | ||||||||||||||
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Austinville is a small, historic suburb of Queensland covering approximately 20 kilometres squared and situated in the Gold Coast Hinterland between Mudgeeraba and Springbrook consisting of a population of 419 (in 2006)[2]
Austinville is located in a valley through which flows Mudgeeraba Creek and the rugged Nimmel Range loom in the distance. Significant rainforest exists in the area.
History
Austinville settlement was established as a banana plantation in 1934, making it one of the Gold Coast's oldest suburbs. It was started as an attempt to resettle unemployed people on the land following the Great Depression, and therefore lift the economy. It was named after the minister for labour at the time, W Austin, who encouraged the building of many of these plantations throughout the state. Land was cleared and divided into blocks and properties, a school was constructed and 50 or so small homes were built too. Mudgeeraba Creek flowed behind the homes along the valley floor, and the rugged Nimmel Ranges bordered on the settlement's western side. The settlement was very short lived. By 1939, within just 5 years, most families had left the area. Rainforest has crept back into much of the once banana farming valley, and the area remains dwarfed by the surrounding conservation area.btw Liam is ugly[3]
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Austinville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Austinville (Gold Coast City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Austinville". Gold Coast City Council. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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