{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}} {{GeoGroup}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Riverleigh | city = | state = qld | image = | caption = | coordinates = {{coord|-25.5844|151.2233|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Riverleigh (centre of locality)}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 10 | pop = 95 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = | postcode = 4626 | area = 60.7 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 9.6 <!-- road distances as per template instructions --> | dir1 = W | location1 = Mundubbera | dist2 = 30.4 | dir2 = SSE | location2 = Eidsvold | dist3 = 46.1 | dir3 = W | location3 = Gayndah | dist4 = 194 | dir4 = W | location4 = Maryborough | dist5 = 369 | dir5 = NW | location5 = Brisbane | lga = North Burnett Region | stategov = Callide | fedgov = Flynn | near-n = O'Bil Bil | near-ne = O'Bil Bil | near-e = Mundubbera | near-se = Boynewood | near-s = Derri Derra | near-sw = Dykehead | near-w = Coonambula | near-nw = Coonambula }} '''Riverleigh''' is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|45413|Riverleigh|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Riverleigh had a population of 95 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
== Geography == The locality is bounded to the north, west and south by the Burnett River. The land is used for farming.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref>
== History == Riverleigh State School opened 15 October 1913. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite QSA Agency|5661|Riverleigh State School|9 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name="schoolclosures">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}}</ref> The school was located at 289 Coonambula-Eidsvold Road ({{Coord|-25.5855|151.2121|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Riverleigh State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/full-school-assets-sale-list/news-story/2671328af630735ef92c35ae2b33ac0a|title=Full school assets sale list|last=Chiclcott|first=Tanya|date=7 June 2013|work=The Courier-Mail|access-date=30 October 2019|last2=Vlasic|first2=Kimberley|language=en}}</ref> The school's website was archived.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-13 |title=Riverleigh State School |url=http://riverleiss.eq.edu.au/wcmss/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013222227/http://riverleiss.eq.edu.au/wcmss/ |archive-date=2009-10-13 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Riverleigh State School}}</ref>
A Methodist church opened at Riverleigh in 1921.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 October 1921|title=WIDE BAY AND BURNETT|page=3 (SECOND EDITION)|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=15263|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179624235|access-date=30 November 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409021049/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179624235|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1928, it was decided to relocate the church building to be nearer to the state school,<ref>{{cite news |date=8 August 1928 |title=RIVERLEIGH. |page=6 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=18,267 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151118075 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> with the church being re-opened in the new location on Sunday 21 October 1928.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 November 1928 |title=RIVERLEIGH. |page=14 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=18,340 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151127631 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
The Monto railway line was extended to Mundubbera on 3 February 1914. The next stage to Ceratodus which passed through Riverleigh was opened on 26 April 1924, with Riverleigh being served by:
* Lacon railway station ({{coord|-25.6049|151.2594|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Lacon railway station (former)}})<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref> * Riverleigh railway station ({{coord|-25.5751|151.2000|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Riverleigh railway station (former)}})<ref name="railwaystations" />
Riverleigh Apostolic Church opened on Sunday 27 May 1928 by the Reverend Jacob Dietz. The four-acre site included an earlier church and cemetery.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 June 1928 |title=RIVERLEIGH. |page=4 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=18,217 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150987919 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 1941 |title=REV. J. DEITZ |page=7 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=21,776 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152133506 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
The last train on the Monto railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 the line was officially closed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gough |first=Emma |date=2012-06-07 |title=Last train out of Monto gone |work=The Courier Mail |url=https://www.newsregionalmedia.com.au/news/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d |access-date=2021-12-05}}</ref>
== Demographics == In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Riverleigh had a population of 80 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32462|name=Riverleigh (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Riverleigh had a population of 95 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32439|name=Riverleigh (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
== Education == There are no schools in Riverleigh. The nearest government school is Mundubbera State School in neighbouring Mundubbera to the east which offers Prep-10 education. For Years 11-12 education, the nearest government school is Eidsvold State School at Eidsvold to the north-west.<ref name="globe" />
== References == {{reflist}}
== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last=Crofts |first=Susan |title=Meadows by the river : a history of the Riverleigh, Malmoe and O’Bil Bil areas |date=2012 |publisher=Susan Crofts}} — [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma9914423904702061 via State Library of Queensland]. {{North Burnett Region}}
Category:North Burnett Region Category:Localities in Queensland