The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Clairview), passes west of the town, and exits the locality to the north (Ilbilbie). The locality is served by a number of stops (from north to south):
Westhill railway station, now abandoned (21°47′56″S149°21′58″E / 21.7990°S 149.3660°E / -21.7990; 149.3660 (Westhill railway station (former)))[10]
Tinerta railway station, now abandoned (21°52′33″S149°24′00″E / 21.8757°S 149.3999°E / -21.8757; 149.3999 (Tinerta railway station (former)))[10]
Karloo railway station, now abandoned (21°54′05″S149°24′48″E / 21.9014°S 149.4132°E / -21.9014; 149.4132 (Karloo railway station (former)))[10]
Carmila railway station, serving the town (21°54′36″S149°24′56″E / 21.9099°S 149.4156°E / -21.9099; 149.4156 (Carmila railway station))[10]
Flaggy Rock railway station, now abandoned (21°58′04″S149°26′43″E / 21.9677°S 149.4454°E / -21.9677; 149.4454 (Flaggy Rock railway station (former)))[10]
The Bruce Highway passes through the town as well. A large portion of the north west of Carmila belongs to the West Hill State Forest. Along the coast, the West Hill National Park was established in 1971.[11] The major land uses are sugar cane farming and cattle grazing. Professional fishing occurs off the coast.[12]
Carmila Post Office opened by March 1924 (a receiving office had been open from 1894).[14]
Carmila West State School opened on 18 August 1924 and closed on 31 December 1965.[13]
West Hill Provisional School opened on 20 May 1925. In 1928, it became West Hill State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2004 and closed on 24 August 2005.[15][16] It was at 14 Red Hill Road (21°48′36″S149°22′16″E / 21.8099°S 149.3710°E / -21.8099; 149.3710 (West Hill State School)).[17][18][19][11] The school website was archived.[20]
At the 2011 census, Carmila and the surrounding area had a population of 398.[22]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Carmila had a population of 333 people.[1]
Heritage listingsedit
Carmila has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Carmila Cane Lift at 49 Hindles Road (21°55′41″S149°22′06″E / 21.9281°S 149.3682°E / -21.9281; 149.3682 (Carmila Cane Lift)).[23]
Educationedit
Carmila State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Carmila West Road (21°54′49″S149°24′13″E / 21.9135°S 149.4035°E / -21.9135; 149.4035 (Carmila State School)).[24][25] In 2014, it had 32 students enrolled with 2 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[26] The nearest secondary school is in Sarina.[11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 16 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[27]
The Isaac Regional Council operates a public library at 16 Music Street (21°54′32″S149°24′41″E / 21.9088°S 149.4114°E / -21.9088; 149.4114 (Carmila public library)).[28]
St Bartholomew's Anglican Church is at 5 Music Street (21°54′30″S149°24′46″E / 21.9084°S 149.4128°E / -21.9084; 149.4128 (St Bartholomew's Anglican Church)).[29] The Camila Uniting Church meets at the Anglican Church.[30][31]
St Joseph's Catholic Church is at 12 Music Street (21°54′32″S149°24′39″E / 21.9088°S 149.4109°E / -21.9088; 149.4109 (St Joseph's Catholic Church)).[32]
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^"Carmila – locality in Isaac Region (entry 49756)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^"Westhill – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 39346)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Tinerta – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 34627)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Karloo – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 17760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Carmila West – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 6282)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Flaggy Rock Creek – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 12669)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Puzzle Pocket – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 27702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ abcdef"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.
^ ab"Camila Police Station" (PDF). Queensland Police Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ ab"Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
^Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^"Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Camila" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Parish of West Hill" (Map). Queensland Government. 1977. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Parish of Long Hill" (Map). Queensland Government. 1979. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"West Hill State School". 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^"Carmila Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^"St Bartholomew's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^"Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Carmila Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^"St Joseph's Catholic Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
Further readingedit
Carmila State School (Qld.) (1973), Golden jubilee celebration, 1923-1973, Carmila State School : souvenir booklet, Carmila State School, ISBN 978-0-9598337-0-6
External linksedit
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