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  Nine Mile | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:23°24′49″S150°20′57″E / 23.4136°S 150.3491°E /-23.4136; 150.3491 (Nine Mile (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 130.9 km2 (50.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 84 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.642/km2 (1.662/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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Nine Mile is a rurallocality in theRockhampton Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Nine Mile had a population of 84 people.[2]
The land use is predominantlygrazing on native vegetation.[4]
Nine Mine Provisional School opened on 8 July 1901 as a half-time school in conjunction with Lavendale Provisional School, sharing one teacher between them. In 1908, Woodville Provisional School opened and the teacher was shared between all three schools. In 1909, Nine Mile Provisional School closed due to low student numbers.[5]
In the2016 census, Nine Mile had a population of 77 people.[6]
In the2021 census, Nine Mile had a population of 84 people.[2]
There are no schools in Nine Mile. The nearest government primary schools areGracemere State School in neighbouringGracemere to the south-east andStanwell State School in neighbouringStanwell to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school isRockhampton State High School inWandal,Rockhampton to the north-east.[4]
An annualcampdrafting event called the Paradise Lagoons Campdraft is held in Paradise Lagoons pastoral property 973 Malchi Nine Mile Road (23°23′12″S150°23′01″E / 23.3866°S 150.3836°E /-23.3866; 150.3836 (Paradise Lagoons Campdraft)).[7][8] A multi-million dollar, purpose-built facility was opened in 2003 when the event was inaugurated byGraeme Acton who died following a campdrafting accident atClarke Creek in 2014.[9] Acton's funeral was held at Paradise Lagoons in Nine Mile which was attended by numerous dignitaries including then-Prime MinisterTony Abbott, who had attended the campdraft the previous year prior to becoming prime minister.[10][11]
The Paradise Lagoons complex was opened in 2003, when the first campdraft was held, and was the dream of Graeme Acton, who passed away in a tragic campdrafting accident in 2014 at Clarke Creek.