Sunnyside
Queensland
Sunnyside is located in Queensland
Sunnyside
Sunnyside
Coordinates21°20′57″S 149°05′39″E / 21.3491°S 149.0941°E / -21.3491; 149.0941 (Sunnyside (centre of locality))
Population145 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.251/km2 (8.42/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4737
Area44.6 km2 (17.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Sunnyside:
Oakenden Balberra Balberra
Oakenden Sunnyside Munbura
Blue Mountain Sarina Sarina

Sunnyside is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Sunnyside had a population of 145 people.[1]

History

Scrubby Mount Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Scrubby Mount State School. In 1912 it was renamed Sunnyside State School. It closed in 1960.[3]

In the 2016 census Sunnyside had a population of 145 people.[1]

Geography

Bells Creek forms much of the eastern boundary. Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) follows part of the eastern boundary before passing through from south-east to north-west.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunnyside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sunnyside – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ↑ Google (14 August 2021). "Sunnyside, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2021.


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