Traveston, Queensland
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Traveston Queensland |
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 Traveston
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| Coordinates | 26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E / 26.31944°S 152.78028°ECoordinates: 26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E / 26.31944°S 152.78028°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 470 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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Traveston is a small town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Traveston had a population of 470 people.
Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-east to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran.
Dairying is the main industry.
The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves who was in the area in the 1860s.
Traveston has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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