Pialba

Pialba is a coastal town and central business suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Pialba had a population of 3,678 people.[1]

Pialba
Queensland
Pialba
Coordinates25.2805°S 152.8386°E / -25.2805; 152.8386
Population3,678 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density634/km2 (1,642/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4655
Area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hervey Bay
Federal Division(s)Hinkler
Localities around Pialba:
Point Vernon Hervey Bay Hervey Bay
Eli Waters Pialba Scarness
Urraween Urraween Kawungan

Geography

Pialba is a located 294 kilometres (183 mi) north of Brisbane on the southern shore of Hervey Bay. It is the central business district of the town of Hervey Bay. It is the location of one of the transmitters for ABC Wide Bay.

History

The area was originally known as Point Vernon, until a town was surveyed and named Polson. On 19 March 1931 the town name was changed to Pialba, reflecting the long existing use of that name.[2][4]

The Hervey Bay railway line from Maryborough to Pialba opened on 18 December 1896. It was used to transport harvested sugarcane to the Maryborough Sugar Mill in addition to daily passenger trains. An extension to Urangan and the Urangan Pier opened in 19 December 1913. As the Pialba railway station was built so close to the beach, it was not possible to extend the line directly from the Pialba station. A junction was added before the Pialba station and the trains had to reverse out of the station in order to take the junction to Urangan. From 10 June 1929 a railmotor was used to operate the passenger services.[5]

Pialba State School opened on 30 July 1884.[6]

Urangan Road State School opened in 1915. In 1956 it was renamed Bingham Road State School (Bingham was the former name of River Heads). It closed in 1960.[6]

Hervey Bay State High School opened on 28 January 1964.[6]

The Hervey Bay Library opened in 1997 and had a major refurbishment in 2014.[7]

In the 2016 census, Pialba had a population of 3,678 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

Education

Pialba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Alice Street (25.2793°S 152.8333°E / -25.2793; 152.8333 (Pialba State School)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 456 students with 42 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education and the Hervey Bay Positive Learning Centre.[9][12]

Hervey Bay State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Beach Road (25.2819°S 152.8322°E / -25.2819; 152.8322 (Hervey Bay State High School)).[9][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1019 students with 88 teachers (83 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (34 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9][14]

Amenities

The Fraser Coast Regional Council operate the Hervey Bay library at 161 Old Maryborough Road, Pialba.[15]

The Point Vernon/Pialba branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Rooms at 7 Torquay Road, Pialba.[16]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pialba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Pialba - town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 26589)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Pialba - suburb in Fraser Coast Region (entry 48347)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "POLSON NOW PIALBA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. Queensland, Australia. 14 April 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 29 February 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 91–92, 225. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. "Pialba Memorial Cenotaph (entry 650026)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Pialba State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. "Pialba SS - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "Hervey Bay State High School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. "Hervey Bay SHS - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. "Location and hours". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  16. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  • "Pialba". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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