Gaeta, Queensland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaeta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Gaeta | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Gaeta | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 24°50′06″S 151°35′34″E / 24.835°S 151.5927°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 123.9 km2 (47.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 134 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.082/km2 (2.801/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4671 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Gaeta is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gaeta had a population of 134 people.[1]
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) 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) 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).[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]
