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East End, Queensland

Coordinates: 23°54′00″S 151°00′20″E / 23.9°S 151.0055°E / -23.9; 151.0055 (East End (centre of locality))
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East End
Queensland
Willmott State School, 1924
East End is located in Queensland
East End
East End
Coordinates23°54′00″S 151°00′20″E / 23.9°S 151.0055°E / -23.9; 151.0055 (East End (centre of locality))
Population88 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.4780/km2 (1.238/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4695
Area184.1 km2 (71.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Gladstone
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around East End:
Machine Creek Mount Larcom Aldoga
Bracewell East End West Stowe
Mount Alma Wooderson West Stowe

East End is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, East End had a population of 88 people.[1]

Geography

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The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (West Stowe) and exits to the north (Mount Larcom).[3]

East End railway station is a railway station on the Blackwater railway system (23°52′32″S 150°58′02″E / 23.8755°S 150.9672°E / -23.8755; 150.9672 (East End railway station)).[4]

History

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The area was originally known as Wilmott after a squatter called Wilmott who brought two flocks of sheep into the area in 1855. One flock was situated near a lagoon approximately 12 mile (0.80 km) long, now called Wilmot Lagoon (23°51′07″S 150°59′02″E / 23.8519°S 150.9838°E / -23.8519; 150.9838 (Wilmot Lagoon)).[5][6]

Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915.[7] In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963.[8] It was located at 23°52′42″S 150°56′38″E / 23.8782°S 150.9439°E / -23.8782; 150.9439 (Wilmott State School, later East End School).[9]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, East End was included with neighbouring Bracewell; together they had a population of 462 people.[10]

In the 2016 census, East End had a population of 59 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, East End had a population of 88 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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East End has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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There are no schools in East End. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in neighbouring Mount Larcom to the north and Yarwun State School in Yarwun to the east The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Mount Larcom and Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone to the east.[3]

Calliope State High School in Calliope to the south-east opened in 2020 and will offer secondary education to Year 10 from 2022 and to Year 12 from 2024.[13] Once fully operational, it will be closer than Gladstone State High School.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East End (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "East End – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49117)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "WILMOTT AND OTHER FARMS". The Capricornian. Queensland, Australia. 15 November 1924. p. 57. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Wilmot Lagoon – waterhole in the Gladstone Region (entry 37586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Agency ID 6166, East End State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Langmorn, Queensland" (JPG) (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bracewell (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East End (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site". Local Heritage Register. Gladstone Regional Council. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Enrolments". Calliope State High School. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

Further reading

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  • Ambrose State School Centenary Committee (2014), Ambrose State School : celebrating 100 years 1914-2014, The Centenary Committee — also includes closed schools: Bracewell State School, Raglan State School, Cedar Vale State School, East End State School, Hourigan Creek School, Hut Creek School, Langmorn School, Langmorn Creek Crossing School, Machine Creek State School