East End, Queensland

East End Queensland
Willmott State School, 1924
East End
Coordinates	23.9°S 151.0055°E / -23.9; 151.0055 (East End (centre of locality))
Population	88 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.4780/km^2 (1.238/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4695
Area	184.1 km^2 (71.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.0 km (5 mi) S of Mount Larcom 38.8 km (24 mi) W of Gladstone 80.5 km (50 mi) SE of Rockhampton 542 km (337 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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

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 (23.8755°S 150.9672°E / -23.8755; 150.9672 (East End railway station)).^[4]

History

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 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) long, now called Wilmot Lagoon (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 23.8782°S 150.9439°E / -23.8782; 150.9439 (Wilmott State School, later East End School).^[9]

Demographics

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

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

• Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site, 52780 Bruce Highway (23.87877°S 151.02224°E / -23.87877; 151.02224 (Mount Larcom Homestead (original site)))^[12]

Education

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

• List of schools in Central Queensland

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East End (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "East End – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49117)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "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.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East End (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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

• Bracewell State School 75th Jubilee, The Jubilee Committee, 1990 — includes Cedar Vale State School and East End State School

• 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