Hodgleigh

Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

26°36′39″S 151°56′19″E / 26.6108°S 151.9386°E / -26.6108; 151.9386 (Hodgleigh (centre of locality))Population134 (2021 census)^[1] • Density3.681/km² (9.53/sq mi)Postcode(s)4610Area36.4 km² (14.1 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)South Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Nanango Federal division(s)Maranoa

Suburbs around Hodgleigh:
Booie	Booie	Booie
Coolabunia	Hodgleigh	Booie
Goodger	Kunioon	Barker Creek Flat

Hodgleigh is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Hodgleigh had a population of 134 people.^[1]

History

The name Hodgleigh was originally used a railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 15 March 1911, after Queensland politician Robert Samuel Hodge.^[2]

Horse Creek Provisional School opened on 18 February 1902. In 1907 it was renamed Bell Bird Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Bell Bird State School. In 1923 it was renamed Hodgleigh State School. It closed on 4 November 1956.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Hodgleigh had a population of 137 people.^[4]

In the 2021 census, Hodgleigh had a population of 134 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hodgleigh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Hodgleigh – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46226)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hodgleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.