Bemerside, Queensland
Bemerside is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the, Bemerside had a population of 259 people.
Geography
Bemerside is bounded to the north-east and by the Seymour River, to the south-east by the Anabranch River, to the south by the Herbert River and Ripple Creek. The Anabranch River is a tidal stream that connects the Seymour River to the Herbert River.Bemerside has the following mountains along its eastern boundary :
- Mount Cudmore
- Mount Separation
- Mount Maragen
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south and exits to the north.
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south and exits to the north with the locality served by two railway stations :
- Hinchinbrook railway station
- Bemerside railway station, now abandoned
The terrain is mountainous in the north-east with Mount Cudmore the highest point, but is otherwise flat and low-lying, approximately above sea level. Most of the flat land is used to grow sugarcane. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Macknade sugar mill in neighbouring Macknade for crushing.
History
The locality takes its name from the Bemerside Sugar Mill, established in 1873 and named after the town of Bermersyde in Scotland, which was associated with the Haig family who originally owned the sugar mill in conjunction with the Miles family.Ripple Creek Provisional school opened on 19 June 1893. On 1 June 1909, it became Ripple Creek State School. In 1931 and 1932 there were temporary closures. It closed permanently on 16 December 1995. It was on Fulton Drive.
In February 2025 an 82-year-old woman died as a result of prolonged flooding in the region.
Demographics
In the, Bemerside had a population of 241 people.In the, Bemerside had a population of 259 people.