Sharon, Queensland

Sharon is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2011 census, Sharon had a population of 1,131 people.[2]

History

Mill workers in front of Sharon Sugar Mill, Bundaberg, circa 1890

The locality is named after the Sharon plain in Israel.[1]

Heritage listings

Splitters Creek Railway Bridge

Sharon has the following heritage listings:

References

  1. 1 2 "Sharon (entry 44766)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sharon". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. "Splitters Creek Railway Bridge (entry 600529)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

Coordinates: 24°52′34″S 152°14′45″E / 24.87611°S 152.24583°E / -24.87611; 152.24583

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