Ellesmere, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°44′34″S 151°44′49″E / 26.7427°S 151.7469°E / -26.7427; 151.7469 (Ellesmere (centre of locality))
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Ellesmere
Queensland
Ellesmere is located in Queensland
Ellesmere
Ellesmere
Coordinates26°44′34″S 151°44′49″E / 26.7427°S 151.7469°E / -26.7427; 151.7469 (Ellesmere (centre of locality))
Population343 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.116/km2 (18.43/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area48.2 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Ellesmere:
Haly Creek Haly Creek Brooklands
Alice Creek Ellesmere Brooklands
Wengenville Brooklands Brooklands

Ellesmere is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Ellesmere had a population of 343 people.[1]

History[edit]

Ellesmere State School opened in May 1916. It closed in 1922, but reopened on 16 July 1923. In 1961 it closed permanently.[3]

In the 2016 census Ellesmere had a population of 343 people.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellesmere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ellesmere – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0