Pioneers Rest
Pioneers Rest is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Pioneers Rest had a population of 78 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the east by the Mary River and to the north by its tributary Myrtle Creek.History
Pioneers Rest Provisional School opened in 1870. On 1 January 1909, it became Pioneers Rest State School. In 1927, it closed due to low student numbers, but reopened on 27 August 1928. In December 1932, the school buildings of the then-closed Myrtle Creek State School in Yerra were relocated to Pioneers Rest to replace its school buildings. On 30 January 1939, Pioneer's Rest State School closed again and reopened on 3 May 1949. On 21 August 1950, it closed again, but reopened on 30 January 1951. In 1960, it closed permanently. It was to the south-east of the bend in Mungar Creek Access Road.Demographics
In the, Pioneers Rest had a population of 60 people.In the, Pioneers Rest had a population of 78 people.