Joskeleigh is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 60 people.
Geography The waters of the Coral Sea form the eastern boundary.
History
Joskeleigh which was home to a large South Sea Islander community, imported as indentured labourers from various islands in Melanesia and Polynesia in the 1890s.
Joskeleigh Provisional School opened on 28 October 1913 in a church building, pending the erection of a school building, under head teacher Frederick Vespermann. There was an average of 21 students in 1913. In 1915, a tender was accepted for the construction of an "open-air school" (a simple structure with canvas walls). In 1918, it became Joskeleigh State School. It closed on 29 April 1985 due to falling enrolments. It was at 356 Joskeleigh Road ().
Sandhills Post Office opened on 24 December 1923 (a receiving office had been open from 1898, named Fishergate until 1908) and closed in 1937.
Joskeleigh Post Office opened on 1 September 1947 and closed in 1971.
Between 2008 and 2013, the locality was within the Rockhampton Region.
Demographics In the , the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.
In the , the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 60 people.
Heritage listings Joskeleigh has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Joskeleigh Cemetery: Joskeleigh Road ()
Education There are no schools in Joskeleigh. The nearest government primary school is Keppel Sands State School in neighbouring Keppel Sands to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.
Facilities Joskeleigh Cemetery is an operational cemetery operated by the Livingstone Shire Council.
References
External links
Joskeleigh : a place to call home - digital story produced by State Library of Queensland