Erakala, Queensland

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Erakala, Queensland - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 21°07′56″S 149°06′56″E / 21.1322°S 149.1155°E

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Erakala
Queensland

Erakala

Coordinates

21°07′56″S 149°06′56″E / 21.1322°S 149.1155°E

Population

763 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

61.53/km² (159.4/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4740

Area

12.4 km² (4.8 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

Location

9.4 km (6 mi) W of North Mackay
10.2 km (6 mi) WNW of Mackay CBD
990 km (615 mi) NNW of Brisbane

Suburbs around Erakala:
Farleigh	Farleigh	Glenella
Dumbleton	Erakala	Foulden
Alexandra	Te Kowai	Racecourse

Erakala is a mixed-use locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Erakala had a population of 763 people.^[1]

Geography

Located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the Mackay CBD, the locality is bounded to the south by the Pioneer River.^[3]

The Mackay Ring Road crosses the river from the south (Te Kowai / Racecourse) and is the south-eastern boundary of the locality before continuing north through the locality exiting to Glenella to the north-east.^[3]

The Bruce Highway forms two short segments of the locality's northern boundary entering from the north-east (Glenella) and exiting to the north-west (Farleigh).^[3]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the east (Foulden) heading north-west, forming part of the locality's north-eastern boundary before crossing the Bruce Highway and exiting to the north (Fairleigh / Glenella).^[3] The locality was historically served by the former Erakala railway station (21°07′38″S 149°08′00″E / 21.1271°S 149.1334°E / -21.1271; 149.1334 (Erakala railway station (former))).^[4]

Most of the land in the south of the locality is low-lying (approx 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level), particularly the land near the river. This land is almost entirely used for growing sugarcane and there is a network of cane tramways to transported the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.^[4]^[3]

The northern parts of the locality are more elevated, rising to 140 metres (460 ft). This land is increasingly used for rural residential and suburban housing.^[3]^[5]

History

The locality takes its name from the former Erakala railway station, which in turn was named on 12 January 1927 by J. Strachan, the Mackay railway traffic manager of Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning "flat".^[2]^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Erakala had a population of 547 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Erakala had a population of 763 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Erakala. The nearest government primary schools are Farleigh State School in neighbouring Farleigh to the north and Glenella State School in neighbouring Glenella to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay North State High School in North Mackay to the north-east.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Erakala (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Erakala – locality in Mackay Region (entry 48432)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "A sought-after, prized area in Mackay". Townsville Bulletin. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "District Place Names". Daily Mercury. Vol. 56, no. 562. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Erakala (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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