Jackson North Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°27′40″S 149°38′50″E / 26.4611°S 149.6472°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 45 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0696/km2 (0.1802/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4426 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 646.7 km2 (249.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Jackson North is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Jackson North had a population of 45 people.[1]
The Warrego Highway runs along the southern boundary.[3]
The locality takes its name from the town of Jackson to the south, which was named after John Woodward Wyndham Jackson who was a pioneer settler in the district.[2]
Noonga Provisional School opened in 1916, as a half-time school in conjunction with Clarke's Creek Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared on teacher between them). The school closed in 1917, but reopened in 1918 as a half-time school in conjunction with Bogandilla Provisional School. In 1919 it was briefly a full-time school (not sharing its teacher) before reverting to a half-time school in conjunction with Noonga Creek Provisional School in August 1920. The school closed circa 1921. On 22 September 1947 a new Noonga State School opened. It closed at end of the school year in 1968.[4][5] Noonga State School was located on the Noonga pastoral station west of the Jackson Wandoan Road and immediately west of Noonga Creek (26°28′25″S 149°38′02″E / 26.4736°S 149.6340°E).[6][7]
In the 2016 census Jackson North had a population of 61 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Jackson North had a population of 45 people.[1]