Fairymead, Queensland

Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River. It is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park. The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills. == History ==

Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill (). The heritage-listed house built by the plantation owners, Fairymead House, has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983. It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx ). == Demographics ==

In the , Fairymead had a population of 33 people. In the , Fairymead had a population of 28 people. == Education ==

There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North. == See also ==