Millchester, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Millchester Charters Towers, Queensland
Millchester Location in Queensland
Population	543 (2016 census suburb)
• Density	108.6/km2 (281/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4820
Area	5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	3.8 km (2 mi) SE of Charters Towers CBD 138 km (86 mi) SW of Townsville 1,312 km (815 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Millchester: Mosman Park Queenton Queenton Mosman Park Millchester Broughton Broughton Broughton Broughton

Millchester is a rural residential town and suburb in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Millchester had a population of 543 people.

Heritage listings

Millchester has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• MacDonald Street: Venus State Battery
• Charters Towers mine shafts
• Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers

Education

Millchester State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at on the corner of Bluff and Phillipson Roads (20°05′21″S 146°16′31″E / 20.0891°S 146.2753°E / -20.0891; 146.2753 (Millchester State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 162 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).

Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) distance education school for boys and girls in outback locations without access to conventional schools. The teachers are at 15-23 Brisk Street (20°05′22″S 146°16′06″E / 20.0894°S 146.2682°E / -20.0894; 146.2682 (Charters Towers School of Distance Education)) in Millbank. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,137 students with 70 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program (Prep-12).

There is no conventional secondary school in Millchester. The nearest conventional secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers City to the north-west.

Images for kids

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  Venus State Battery, 2015