Description
Brandon is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.
Brandon is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.
History
Brandon was surveyed as a site for a township in 1882 and the first allotments were sold later that year. The town is named after Henry Brandon a sugar pioneer in the Mackay and Lower Burdekin regions. Henry Brandon was also the son-in-law of the colonist, Korah Halcomb Wills.Brandon Post Office opened on 6 September 1883.Brandon Provisional School opened in the town on 9 April 1888. It became Brandon State School on 11 July 1898.Kalamia State School opened beside the Kalamia Sugar Mill on 18 July 1928.At the 2006 census, Brandon had a population of 783.In the 2011 census, Brandon had a population of 1,267 people.In the 2016 census, Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 110.434 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 11 m
Population number: 1,094
Local Government Area: Burdekin Shire Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Brandon, Queensland