Howard QLD, 4659
Howard Real Estate: Suburb Profile
If you're buying, renting, or investing in Howard, QLD 4659, it is an excellent first step to decide whether the area is an ideal consideration, given your lifestyle and circumstances. The Homes.com.au suburb profile removes the guesswork by providing the Howard house prices, demographics & market trends to help you make an intelligent decision about your potential move to the suburb.
If you are considering packing up and moving to Howard, have a little read of our history lesson to find out more about the amazing lifestyle and what the suburb has to offer.
Overview Howard is a historical rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region in Queensland. It is situated 284 kilometres north of Brisbane and is 37 kilometres west of Hervey Bay. The suburbs surrounding Howard are Cherwell, Pacific Haven, Burrum River, Burrum Town, Duckinwilla, and Torbanlea.
Living in Howard Howard was once a coal-mining town but is now a small service centre surrounded by sugar plantations and orchards. This town has a laid back and old-fashioned vibe, offering visitors several historical sites.
Off Bruce Highway on William St. is the Howard State School, and nearby is the Burrum and District Museum. Also on this road is the historic Brooklyn House - a heritage-listed residence associated with Colin Rankin. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and his daughter, Senator Annabelle Rankin.
History of Howard The town was initially known as Steley, after Abel Steley, but it was renamed Howard after William Howard. He was a pioneer in the coal mining industry in the Burrum area.
Howard and his son opened the Howard Colliery in 1877. A year later, the Burrum Post Office opened in the town, renamed Howard in 1883.
In 1879, Howard already had a provisional school, which then became a state school in 1884.
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