Habana, Queensland

Habana is bounded to the north by Sand Bay (20°57′00″S 149°03′13″E / 20.9500°S 149.0536°E / -20.9500; 149.0536 (Sand Bay)) in the Coral Sea.^[3] The land near the sea is low-lying and sugarcane is grown in that area. Heading inland to the south the terrain becomes more mountainous and is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.^[4]

Habana has the following mountains:

• Barrow Hill (21°00′10″S 149°05′17″E / 21.0028°S 149.0880°E / -21.0028; 149.0880 (Barrow Hill)) 24 metres (79 ft)^[5][6]
• Mount Gabrovo (21°02′16″S 149°02′51″E / 21.0379°S 149.0474°E / -21.0379; 149.0474 (Mount Gabrovo)) 198 metres (650 ft)^[5][7]
• Mount Xeromero (21°02′18″S 149°01′54″E / 21.0384°S 149.0316°E / -21.0384; 149.0316 (Mount Xeromero)) 105 metres (344 ft)^[5][8]
• The Black Mountain (21°04′08″S 149°05′54″E / 21.0688°S 149.0983°E / -21.0688; 149.0983 (The Black Mountain)) 305 metres (1,001 ft)^[5][9]

Habana has the following beaches:

• Neils Beach (20°59′50″S 149°06′24″E / 20.9973°S 149.1067°E / -20.9973; 149.1067 (Neils Beach))^[10]
• Williamsons Beach (20°59′02″S 149°05′55″E / 20.9839°S 149.0987°E / -20.9839; 149.0987 (Williamsons Beach))^[10]

There is a cane tramway network through the locality providing transport of the harvested sugarcane to Farleigh Sugar Mill in neighbouring Farleigh to the south.^[4]

The locality takes its name from La Habana sugar plantation established by Edward Maitland Long and William Robertson in 1881 on 6000 acres of land already owned by Long. They built the Habana sugar mill in 1883 and it operated until 1901.^[11]

Habana Provisional School opened on 24 September 1883 and closed in 1906. In 1917 Habana State School opened but was destroyed by a cyclone in January 1918. It was decided to rebuild the school at a new 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the road to Bowen.^[12][13] It closed on 1960.^[14] The school was located at 863 Yakapari Road (21°01′54″S 149°04′07″E / 21.03168°S 149.06852°E / -21.03168; 149.06852 (Habana State School (former))).^{[15][16][17][4]}

Etowri State School opened in 1926 and closed circa 1953.^[18] It was located at 108 Barcoo Road (21°02′52″S 149°06′53″E / 21.04789°S 149.11483°E / -21.04789; 149.11483 (Etowri State School (former))).^{[15][16][17][4]}

In the 2016 census, Habana had a population of 925 people.^[19]

In the 2016 census, Habana had a population of 952 people.^[20]

In the 2021 census, Habana had a population of 1,022 people.^[1]

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

• Between Habana Wharf Road and Constant Creek: Habana Tramline Causeway and Wharf Site^[21]

There are no schools in Habana. The nearest primary schools are Farleigh State School and Coningsby State School, both in neighbouring Farleigh to the south, and Beaconsfield State School in Beaconsfield to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in Rural View to the east and Mackay North State High School in North Mackay to the south-east.^[4]

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Moohin and Habana Roads.^[22][23]

There are a number of parks in the area, including:

• Dolphins Park (21°02′08″S 149°08′50″E / 21.0356°S 149.1471°E / -21.0356; 149.1471 (Dolphins Park))^[24]
• Gardiners Road Park (21°02′12″S 149°03′44″E / 21.0367°S 149.0623°E / -21.0367; 149.0623 (Gardiners Road Park))^[24]

• Olletts Road Park (21°01′34″S 149°03′26″E / 21.0262°S 149.0572°E / -21.0262; 149.0572 (Olletts Road Park))^[24]

• List of tramways in Queensland

Media related to Habana, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

• "Habana". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.