Millchester, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MillchesterCharters Towers, Queensland |
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Population | 543 (2016 census suburb) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 108.6/km2 (281/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Millchester is a rural residential town and suburb in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Millchester had a population of 543 people.
Heritage listings
Millchester has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- MacDonald Street: Venus State Battery
- Charters Towers mine shafts
- Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers
Education
Millchester State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at on the corner of Bluff and Phillipson Roads (20°05′21″S 146°16′31″E / 20.0891°S 146.2753°E). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 162 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).
Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) distance education school for boys and girls in outback locations without access to conventional schools. The teachers are at 15-23 Brisk Street (20°05′22″S 146°16′06″E / 20.0894°S 146.2682°E) in Millbank. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,137 students with 70 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program (Prep-12).
There is no conventional secondary school in Millchester. The nearest conventional secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers City to the north-west.