Victoria Plains, Queensland
Victoria Plains is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Victoria Plains had a population of 338 people.
Geography
Victoria Plains has the following mountains:- Dals Lookout in the north-east of the locality, rising to above sea level
- Gins Leap in the north-west of the locality, rising to
The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane in the north and west of the locality with a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill. In the south and east of the locality, the land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation. There is some rural residential housing in the centre and north-east of the locality.
History
The Mt Vince Rifle Range was established in the 1950s by the Australian Department of Defence which encouraged local rifle clubs to make use of the facility to improve the shooting skills of citizens in case there should be another war. The range closed in 2017 when the Defence Department decided to sell off the land as surplus to its needs and to avoid further maintenance costs. Following protests by North Queensland shooters, the Defence Department agreed to sell the rifle range to the Mackay Regional Council for a token payment of $1 so that it would remain a community facility. It reopened in February 2020.Demographics
In the, Victoria Plains had a population of 364 people.In the, Victoria Plains had a population of 338 people.
Education
There are no schools in Victoria Plains. The nearest government primary schools are:- Eton State School in neighbouring Eton to the south-west
- North Eton State School in neighbouring North Eton to the west
- Marian State School in neighbouring Marian to the north-west
- Walkerston State School in Walkerston to the north-east