Aldershot, Queensland facts for kids

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Aldershot Location in Queensland
Population	1,311 (2021 census)
• Density	61.55/km2 (159.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	21.3 km2 (8.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal Division(s)	Hinkler Wide Bay
Localities around Aldershot: Duckinwilla Walliebum Dundathu Dunmora Aldershot St Helens Oakhurst Maryborough West Maryborough

E. A. Weinberg, manager of the Aldershot works, 1895

Aldershot is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Aldershot had a population of 1,311 people.

Geography

The Bruce Highway passes through from south to north-west. The North Coast railway line forms part of the southern boundary and then passes through the locality and town from south to north. Aldershot railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (25°27′47″S 152°39′55″E / 25.4631°S 152.6653°E / -25.4631; 152.6653 (Aldershot railway station)).

Saltwater Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, runs through the locality from west to east, passing south of the town.

History

The Queensland Smelting Company named the town after Aldershot in England. The company was established in England in 1888 and in 1893 built a smelter in the area. The smelter operated until 1906, when it was relocated to North Queensland to be closer to the mining areas.

Aldershot Post Office opened on 1 September 1892 and closed around 1920.

A primary school opened in Aldershot in 1894. It had closed by 1911, when tenders were called to relocate the school buildings to Maryborough West and the teacher's residence to Gayndah.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Aldershot had a population of 1,152 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Aldershot had a population of 1,311 people.

Economy

The major industry in Aldershot today is the Maryborough Correctional Centre located at Stein Road (25°28′43″S 152°38′55″E / 25.4786°S 152.6486°E / -25.4786; 152.6486 (detention centre)).

Facilities

Aldershot Rural Fire Brigade is at 12 Murray Street (25°27′55″S 152°39′41″E / 25.4653°S 152.6613°E / -25.4653; 152.6613 (Aldershot Rural Fire Brigade)).