Sarina Range, Queensland

Coordinates: 21°33′05″S 149°06′30″E / 21.5513°S 149.1083°E / -21.5513; 149.1083 (Sarina Range (centre of locality))
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Sarina Range
Queensland
Sarina Range is located in Queensland
Sarina Range
Sarina Range
Coordinates21°33′05″S 149°06′30″E / 21.5513°S 149.1083°E / -21.5513; 149.1083 (Sarina Range (centre of locality))
Population250 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.459/km2 (3.78/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4737
Area171.4 km2 (66.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Sarina Range:
Blue Mountain Sarina Sarina
Blue Mountain Sarina Range Koumala
Koumala Koumala Koumala

Sarina Range is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Sarina Range had a population of 250 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

The Marlborough–Sarina Road runs through from south to north.[3]

History[edit]

The name Sarina Range is probably derived from the Sarina Inlet, which in turn is believed to be named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson, using a name from Greek mythology indicating enchantress.[2]

East Funnel Creek Provisional School opened on 23 June 1941. In 1950 it became East Funnel Creek State School. It closed in 1963.[4]

In the 2016 census Sarina Range had a population of 250 people.[1]

Community groups[edit]

The Nebo Sarina Range branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 1994 Marlborough Sarina Road.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sarina Range (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Sarina Range – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46835)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (17 December 2023). "Sarina Range, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  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. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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