Childers QLD, 4660
Childers Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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Overview Childers is a rural suburb situated in the Bundaberg Region of Queensland. It is located on the Bruce Highway and is 325 kilometres north of Brisbane and 52 kilometres southwest of Bundaberg. The suburbs surrounding Childers are North Isis, Apple Tree Creek, Doolbi, Kullogum, and South Isis. As of the 2016 census, Childers has a population of 1,584.
Living in Childers Childers was a sugar cane service town that has developed itself as a National Trust town. The local council dubs the area as a “historic village”, driving more tourists to visit the location. Tours offered in Childers include a heritage walk on Churchill Street, where most of the historical buildings are located. Also on this street are cafes, restaurants, accommodations and other local businesses.
The educational facilities found in Childers include a primary state school, a government secondary school (Isis District State High School) and St. Joseph’s School, which is a Catholic primary school.
History of Childers The original inhabitants of the Childers area are the Dundaburra group. Some of the descendants of this clan continue to live in the region up to this day.
European settlers started to arrive in the area around the 1850s. The population were mostly pastoralists who used the land to raise cattle. Sugar cane was also a crop that is grown (and still currently is) in the region.
Childers’ township was established in 1885, with the opening of a railway in the area in 1887 contributing to the locality’s development.
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