East End, Queensland

East End is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census East End had a population of 59 people.[1]

East End
Queensland
Willmott State School, 1924
East End
Coordinates23.9°S 151.0055°E / -23.9; 151.0055 (East End (centre of locality))
Population59 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3205/km2 (0.830/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4695
Area184.1 km2 (71.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-west (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]

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.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East End (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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 5 February 2021.
  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. 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. 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. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bracewell (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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