Sapphire Central, Queensland
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:GeoGroupTemplate:Infobox Australian place Sapphire Central is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref> The town of Sapphire is within the locality (Template:Coord).<ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref> Sapphires are mined extensively in the area.
Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the locality of Argyll were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Sapphire Central with an area of Template:Convert.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="globe">Template:Queensland Globe</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, Sapphire Central had a population of 1,214 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
Geography
Mount Bullock is in the north-west of the locality and west of the town (Template:Coord). It is Template:Convert above sea level.<ref name="globe"/><ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref>
In the south-west of the locality is The Three Sisters Range (midpoint Template:Coord) which extends south into Anakie Siding. It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to Template:Convert above sea level.<ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref>
Apart from the west of the locality, most of Sapphire Central is relatively flat at Template:Convert above sea level.<ref name="globe"/>
History
Sapphire Provisional School opened in 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Sapphire State School. It closed in 1939.<ref name="qfhs">Template:Citation</ref>
Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the locality of Argyll were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Sapphire Central with an area of Template:Convert.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name="globe" />
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, the town of Sapphire had a population of 550.<ref name="Census2006">Template:Census 2006 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the town of Sapphire had a population of 572 people.<ref name="Census2016">Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Sapphire Central had a population of 1,214 people.<ref name=Census2021>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>
Education
There are no schools in Sapphire Central. The nearest government primary school is Anakie State School is in neighbouring Anakie Siding. The nearest government secondary school is Emerald State High School in Emerald.<ref name="globe"/>
References
Further reading
- Template:Cite book — via State Library of Queensland. Includes Sapphire State School, Rubyvale State School, Bogantungan State School, Lochington State School, Taroborah Provisional School, and Withersfield State School.
External links
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