17-462: Download coordinates as: Aratula is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Aratula had a population of 609 people. Aratula is approximately 52 kilometres (30 mi) by road southwest of Ipswich . The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the north-east ( Fassifern ), passes through the town, and exits to
34-688: A State School on 9 January 1913. The name was changed in August 1913 to Aratula State School. The school burned on either 27 or 28 February 1916; the fire was regarded as suspicious as nearby Mount Fraser State School had burned down four months earlier. The school celebrated its centenary in May 2011. St Pauls Lutheran Church opened in 1913 and closed in 1997. The church building still stands at 57 Elizabeth Street ( 27°58′51″S 152°32′34″E / 27.9807°S 152.5427°E / -27.9807; 152.5427 ( St Pauls Lutheran Church, Aratula ) ). There
51-441: A population of 532 people. The locality contained 150 households, in which 50.5% of the population were males and 49.5% of the population were females with a median age of 42, 4 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $ 1,187, $ 251 below the national average. In the 2021 census , the locality of Aratula had a population of 609 people. Aratula has the following heritage sites: Aratula State School
68-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
85-601: Is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the east. St Stephens the Martyr Anglican Church is at 25 Elizabeth Street ( 27°58′53″S 152°32′46″E / 27.9813°S 152.5462°E / -27.9813; 152.5462 ( St Stephens Anglican Church, Aratula ) ). Local attractions include nearby Moogerah Peaks National Park , Main Range National Park , Lake Moogerah and ballooning . Aratula
102-810: Is a Lutheran cemetery behind the church; the first burial was Hermann Gustav Muller in March 1916. The first stage of the Mount Edwards railway line reached Engelsburg (now Kalbar ) on 17 April 1916, but it was not until 7 October 1922 that the second and final stage of the line opened, including the Aratula railway station on the eastern end of Sawmill Road ( 27°58′57″S 152°33′16″E / 27.98252°S 152.55450°E / -27.98252; 152.55450 ( Aratula railway station (former) ) ). The Mount Edwards railway line closed on 1 November 1960. Aratula Baptist Church opened on Thursday 25 October 1923. It
119-525: Is a common rest-stop for travellers coming eastward across the Great Dividing Range . There is a caravan park and a hotel just off the highway. [REDACTED] Media related to Aratula, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
136-512: Is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 41 Elizabeth Street ( 27°58′51″S 152°32′39″E / 27.9808°S 152.5441°E / -27.9808; 152.5441 ( Aratula State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Aratula. The nearest government secondary school
153-568: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Reginald Halse Sir Reginald Charles Halse KBE CMG (16 June 1881 – 9 August 1962) was the Bishop of Riverina from 1925 to 1943 and then Archbishop of Brisbane until his death in 1962. Halse
170-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
187-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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#1732884992698204-540: The Aratula School of Arts was officially opened by Ernest Bell , the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly . A local public holiday was given to celebrate the occasion. The School of Arts was at 26-28 Elizabeth Street ( 27°58′50″S 152°32′46″E / 27.9806°S 152.5461°E / -27.9806; 152.5461 ( Aratula School of Arts (former) ) ). The building
221-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
238-591: The south ( Mount Edwards ). Warrill Creek enters the locality from the west ( Tarome ), flows across the north of the locality (and north of the town), exiting to the east ( Morwincha ). It is a tributary of the Bremer River , then the Brisbane River , flowing into Moreton Bay . The area was originally known as Carter's Gate , but the name was changed to reflect the railway station name of Aratula . Carter's Gate Provisional School opened on 29 May 1911. It became
255-473: Was educated at St Paul's School, London and Brasenose College, Oxford . He was ordained in 1906 and was an assistant priest at St Saviour's Poplar and then priest in charge of St Nicholas' Blackwall . He then emigrated to Australia and was Warden of the Brotherhood of St Barnabas and then headmaster of All Souls' School, Charters Towers, Queensland until his ordination to the episcopate . He
272-611: Was on the western side of the Cunningham Highway (approx 27°58′54″S 152°32′52″E / 27.9818°S 152.5479°E / -27.9818; 152.5479 ( Aratula Baptist Church (former, approx) ) ). After the church's closure, the church building was relocated in 1972 to the Kalbar Baptist Church to be used as a church hall. Aratula Post Office opened around 1925 (a receiving office had been open since 1912) and closed in 1987. On 16 April 1926,
289-469: Was sold into private ownership in December 2013 for $ 115,000. St Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church was dedicated on Saturday 18 December 1954 by Archbishop of Brisbane Reginald Halse . The first celebration of holy communication was held on St Stephen's Day (Sunday 26 December). In the 2011 census , the locality of Aratula had a population of 505 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Aratula had
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