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Two Mile, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°10′20″S 152°38′05″E / 26.1722°S 152.6347°E / -26.1722; 152.6347 (Two Mile (centre of locality))
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Two Mile
GympieQueensland
Two Mile State School, 2025
Two Mile is located in Queensland
Two Mile
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Coordinates26°10′20″S 152°38′05″E / 26.1722°S 152.6347°E / -26.1722; 152.6347 (Two Mile (centre of locality))
Population69 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density16.8/km2 (43.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Two Mile:
Chatsworth Chatsworth Araluen
Fishermans Pocket Two Mile Gympie
Fishermans Pocket Widgee Crossing North Gympie

Two Mile is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Two Mile had a population of 69 people.[1]

Geography

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Two Mile is 2.9 kilometres (2 mi) north-west from the centre of Gympie.[3]

History

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Two Mile State School opened on 9 July 1883.[4][5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Two Mile had a population of 106 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Two Mile had a population of 69 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Two Mile has the following heritage listings:

  • Two Mile School, 288 Bruce Highway[7]

Education

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Two Mile State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 288 Bruce Highway North (26°10′15″S 152°38′34″E / 26.1707°S 152.6427°E / -26.1707; 152.6427 (Two Mile State School)).[8][9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 67 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[10]

There are no secondary schools in Two Mile. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the east.[11]

There are also a number of non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Two Mile (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Two Mile – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46391)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Gympie to Two Mile" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Our school". Two Mile State School. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Two Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Two Mile School" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Two Mile State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 February 2025.