Federal, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Federal Queensland
Federal Location in Queensland
Population	365 (2021 census)
• Density	11.93/km2 (30.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4568
Area	30.6 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.0 km (10 mi) W of Cooroy 32.4 km (20 mi) W of Tewantin 143 km (89 mi) N of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Nicklin
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Federal: Cooran Cooran Pomona Tuchekoi Federal Black Mountain Tuchekoi Ridgewood Black Mountain

Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people.

Geography

Skyring Creek, a tributary of the Mary River forms part of the northwest boundary of the locality. Federal is traversed by the Bruce Highway. The highway has seen two recent upgrades - one to the north and one to the south of Federal - costing more than $500 million each.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

History

Federal State School, circa 1910

The area was originally known as Skyring Creek after brothers Zachariah and Daniel Skyring who established cattle runs in the district circa 1853. Their runs were named Canando, Yandina, Whidlka Whidlka (later Tuchekoi) and Pooreema, in total 61,850 acres (25,030 ha) of land north of the Maroochy River.

The name Federal refers to the arrival of a group of selectors from Federal in New South Wales in 1905–1906.

Federal State School opened on 14 February 1910.

Federal Memorial Hall opened on 26 September 1930.

Between 2008 and 2013, Federal (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Federal had a population of 320 people.

In the 2016 census, Federal had a population of 303 people.

In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people.

Heritage listings

Federal has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 1612 Bruce Highway: Federal State School
• 1642 Bruce Highway: Federal Memorial Hall

Education

Federal State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Middle Creek Road (26°23′34″S 152°47′39″E / 26.3929°S 152.7943°E / -26.3929; 152.7943 (Federal State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 89 students with 11 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Federal. The nearest secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus at neighbouring Pomona to the north-east and its senior campus at Cooroy to the east.

Amenities

The Shire of Noosa operates a mobile library on a weekly schedule at the Federal State School during the school terms.

Social life centres on the Federal Memorial Hall on 2 Skyring Road (Old Bruce Highway, 26°23′21″S 152°47′39″E / 26.3891°S 152.7941°E / -26.3891; 152.7941 (FEDERAL HALL)).

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

• Cliona Lodge (26°23′01″S 152°47′00″E / 26.3836°S 152.7834°E / -26.3836; 152.7834 (Cliona Lodge (homestead)))
• Dunromin (26°24′23″S 152°48′40″E / 26.4064°S 152.8110°E / -26.4064; 152.8110 (Dunromin (homestead)))
• Monte Video (26°25′33″S 152°48′18″E / 26.4258°S 152.8051°E / -26.4258; 152.8051 (Monte Video (homestead)))