Gaeta, Queensland

Gaeta is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Gaeta had a population of 134 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Kolan River.
The locality has the following mountains:

Mount Gaeta in the central east of the locality, near the boundary with Takilberan rising to above sea level
Mount Bania in the south of the locality rising to above sea level

The headwaters of Gaeta Creek are on the east side of Mount Gaeta. This creek flows east to join Walily Creek.
Kalpowar Road traverses the locality east-west and Gaeta Road traverses the locality north-south.

History

In 1881, the name of the Wallilah Post Office was changed to Gaeta Post Office. In October 1882, this post office was abolished, but following a petition from the residents the post office was re-established in December 1882.
Near the end of the 1890s there was a cyanide works in the area.
Gaeta Provisional School opened on 9 July 1906 and then closed in 1907. On 22 January 1912, it re-opened as Gaeta State School and closed in 1930. On 13 May 1957, it re-opened as Gaeta Provisional School. It closed permanently on 2 May 1975. It was at 270 Gaeta Road. The school building is still extant and is used as a community meeting place.
Gold and other mineral mining projects continued sporadically in the area until at least 1997.

Demographics

In the, Gaeta had a population of 125 people.
In the, Gaeta had a population of 134 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gaeta. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Perry State School in Mount Perry to the south, Gin Gin State School in Gin Gin to the south-east, and Builyan State School in Boyne Valley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School, also in Gin Gin, but the western part of Gaeta may be too far for a daily commute, so the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.