- Source: Evelyn, Queensland
Evelyn is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Evelyn had a population of 209 people.
Geography
The Kennedy Highway enters the locality from the north (Upper Barron) and exits to the south (Ravenshoe).
Longlands Gap–Herberton Road starts from the Kennedy Highway on the north-western boundary of the locality and proceeds north-west through Wondecla.
History
The name Evelyn is taken from the name of an early pastoral run, which was named by Francis Horace Stubley (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Electoral district of Kennedy 1878-83), after his wife.
Evelyn Scrub Provisional School opened on 31 March 1896 with 15 students under head teacher Alice Margaret Sheehan. On 1 January 1909, it became Evelyn Scrub State School. The school closed temporarily from 1918 to 1919. It closed permanently on 19 August 1946. It was near Mill Creek on Jonsson Road (approx 17.50116°S 145.45370°E / -17.50116; 145.45370 (Evelyn Scrub State School (former))).
Geraldton Road State School opened on 1916. It closed on 1960. It was at 45 Geraldton Road (17.50658°S 145.50540°E / -17.50658; 145.50540 (Geraldton Road State School (former))).
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Evelyn had a population of 330 people.
In the 2016 census, Evelyn had a population of 241 people.
In the 2021 census, Evelyn had a population of 209 people.
Heritage listings
Evelyn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Evelyn Scrub War Memorial, Jonsson Road
Cressbrook Cemetery, off Jonsson Road
Education
There are no schools in Evelyn. The nearest government primary schools are Millaa Millaa State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the east, Ravenshoe State School in neighbouring Ravenshoe to the south, and Herberton State School in Herberton to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Ravenshoe State School (to Year 12), Herberton State School (to Year 10), and Malanda State High School (to Year 12) in Malanda to the north-east.
Attractions
The highest point on a road in Queensland is on Tumoulin Road at an elevation of 1,162 metres (3,812 ft) above sea level; it is marked with a road sign (17.48004°S 145.47841°E / -17.48004; 145.47841 (Highest point on a road in Queensland)).
See also
List of tramways in Queensland
References
Further reading
Schools of the scrub : Ravenshoe district schools 75th anniversary booklet. Ravenshoe State School. 1987. ISBN 0731604091 – via State Library of Queensland. — includes the schools at Evelyn Scrub, Geraldton Road, Horseshoe Bend, Tumoulin, Kaban, Vine Creek, and Chilverton