Gaeta, Queensland

Gaeta
Queensland
Gaeta; Queensland
	Gaeta
Coordinates	24°50′06″S 151°35′34″E / 24.835°S 151.5927°E
Population	134 (2021 census)
• Density	1.082/km2 (2.801/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4671
Area	123.9 km2 (47.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	37.7 km (23 mi) N of Mount Perry ; 58.9 km (37 mi) NW of Gin Gin ; 108 km (67 mi) W of Bundaberg ; 413 km (257 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
	Suburbs around Gaeta:

Gaeta is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Gaeta had a population of 134 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Kolan River.^[3]

The locality has the following mountains:

Mount Gaeta in the central east of the locality, near the boundary with Takilberan (24°50′52″S 151°35′56″E / 24.8479°S 151.5989°E / -24.8479; 151.5989 (Mount Gaeta)) rising to 542 metres (1,778 ft) above sea level^[4]^[5]
Mount Bania in the south of the locality (24°53′10″S 151°34′34″E / 24.8861°S 151.5762°E / -24.8861; 151.5762 (Mount Bania)) rising to 555 metres (1,821 ft) above sea level^[4]^[6]

The headwaters of Gaeta Creek are on the east side of Mount Gaeta. This creek flows east to join Walily Creek.^[3]

Kalpowar Road traverses the locality east-west and Gaeta Road traverses the locality north-south.^[7]

History

In 1881, the name of the Wallilah Post Office was changed to Gaeta Post Office.^[8] In October 1882, this post office was abolished, but following a petition from the residents (mostly miners) the post office was re-established in December 1882.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Near the end of the 1890s there was a cyanide works in the area.^[12]^[13]

Gaeta Provisional School opened on 9 July 1906 and then closed in 1907. On 22 January 1912, it re-opened as Gaeta State School and closed in 1930. On 13 May 1957, it re-opened as Gaeta Provisional School. It closed permanently on 2 May 1975.^[14] It was at 270 Gaeta Road (24°48′34″S 151°35′43″E / 24.80932°S 151.59517°E / -24.80932; 151.59517 (Gaeta State School (former))).^[15]^[16] The school building is still extant and is used as a community meeting place.^[17]^[18]

Gold and other mineral mining projects continued sporadically in the area until at least 1997.^[19]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gaeta had a population of 125 people.^[20]

In the 2021 census, Gaeta had a population of 134 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Gaeta. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Perry State School in Mount Perry to the south, Gin Gin State School in Gin Gin to the south-east, and Builyan State School in Boyne Valley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School, also in Gin Gin, but the western part of Gaeta may be too far for a daily commute, so the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gaeta (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Gaeta – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 50045)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Mount Gaeta – mountain in Bundaberg Region (entry 13296)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Mount Bania – mountain in Bundaberg Region (entry 1514)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXV, no. 4, 285. Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXVII, no. 7, 724. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1882. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Gaeta". The Queenslander. Vol. XXII, no. 369. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1882. p. 547. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "No title". The Telegraph. No. 3, 173. Queensland, Australia. 13 December 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Local and General News". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1828. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Gaeta Tailings". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1958. Queensland, Australia. 12 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Parish of Molangul". 1967.
^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Gaeta District Progress and Landcare Association". Bundaberg Regional Council. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ Google (9 August 2024). "Gaeta, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "EPM 9859, MOUNT GAETA, MOUNT PERRY PROJECT, ANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD 18/1/1996 TO 17/1/1997 - GSQ Open Data Portal". geoscience.data.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gaeta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 August 2024.