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Joskeleigh Cemetery, 2001
Joskeleigh Location in Queensland
Population	60 (2021 census)
• Density	1.17/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	34.9 km (22 mi) S of Yeppoon 40.5 km (25 mi) E of Rockhampton CBD 670 km (416 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Localities around Joskeleigh: Coowonga Keppel Sands Coral Sea Tungamull Joskeleigh Coral Sea Nankin Thompson Point Coral Sea

Joskeleigh is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 60 people.

Geography

The waters of the Coral Sea form the eastern boundary.

History

Children attending Joskeleigh Provisional School, circa 1915

Architectural plan of Joskeleigh State School, Proposed Verandah, 19 September 1928

Joskeleigh Provisional School opened on 28 October 1913 in a church building, pending the erection of a school building, under head teacher Frederick Vespermann. There was an average of 21 students in 1913. In 1915, a tender was accepted for the construction of an "open-air school" (a simple structure with canvas walls). In 1918, it became Joskeleigh State School. It closed on 29 April 1985 due to falling enrolments. It was at 356 Joskeleigh Road (23°22′03″S 150°46′58″E / 23.3676°S 150.7829°E / -23.3676; 150.7829 (Joskeleigh State School (former))).

Sandhills Post Office opened on 24 December 1923 (a receiving office had been open from 1898, named Fishergate until 1908) and closed in 1937.

Joskeleigh Post Office opened on 1 September 1947 and closed in 1971.

Between 2008 and 2013, the locality was within the Rockhampton Region.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 60 people.

Heritage listings

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

• Joskeleigh Cemetery: Joskeleigh Road (23°22′04″S 150°46′45″E / 23.3678°S 150.7791°E / -23.3678; 150.7791 (Joskeleigh Cemetery))

Education

There are no schools in Joskeleigh. The nearest government primary school is Keppel Sands State School in neighbouring Keppel Sands to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.

Facilities

Joskeleigh Cemetery is an operational cemetery operated by the Livingstone Shire Council.