East End, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids East End Queensland
Willmott State School, 1924
East End Location in Queensland
Population	88 (2021 census)
• Density	0.4780/km2 (1.238/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4695
Area	184.1 km2 (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. In the 2021 census, East End had a population of 88 people.

Geography

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

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)).

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°51′07″S 150°59′02″E / 23.8519°S 150.9838°E / -23.8519; 150.9838 (Wilmot Lagoon)).

Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915. In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963. 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).

Demographics

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

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

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

Heritage listings

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

• Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site, 52780 Bruce Highway (23°52′44″S 151°01′20″E / 23.87877°S 151.02224°E / -23.87877; 151.02224 (Mount Larcom Homestead (original site)))

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.

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. Once fully operational, it will be closer than Gladstone State High School.