| Pleystowe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pleystowe Sugar Mill, circa 1967 | |||||||||||||||
  Pleystowe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°09′15″S 149°01′07″E / 21.1541°S 149.0186°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 418 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 24.73/km2 (64.06/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is known for the former Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.[3][4][5] In the 2021 census, Pleystowe had a population of 418 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pleystowe – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Bittersweet memories as Australia's oldest sugar mill shuts its doors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.