Sunnyside, Queensland

Sunnyside
Queensland
Sunnyside; Queensland
	Sunnyside
Coordinates	21°20′57″S 149°05′39″E / 21.3491°S 149.0941°E
Population	127 (2021 census)
• Density	2.848/km2 (7.38/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4737
Area	44.6 km2 (17.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Sunnyside:

Sunnyside is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Sunnyside had a population of 127 people.^[1]

Geography

Bells Creek forms much of the eastern boundary. Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) follows part of the eastern boundary before passing through from south-east to north-west.^[3]

History

Scrubby Mount Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Scrubby Mount State School. In 1912 it was renamed Sunnyside State School. It closed in 1960.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Sunnyside had a population of 145 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Sunnyside had a population of 127 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sunnyside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Sunnyside – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ Google (14 August 2021). "Sunnyside, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunnyside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sunnyside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Sunnyside – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] Google (14 August 2021). "Sunnyside, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[qfhs-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

[Census2016-5] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunnyside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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