East Greenmount, Queensland
| East Greenmount Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 East Greenmount farmland with the Great Dividing Range in the east, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
  East Greenmount | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°46′49″S 151°56′26″E / 27.7802°S 151.9405°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 361 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.454/km2 (21.90/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4359 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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East Greenmount is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 361 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
East Greenmount is on the Darling Downs and, as its name suggests, to the immediate east of the locality of Greenmount. The town is in west of the locality at the junction of the New England Highway and the Greenmount Clifton Road.[4]
The New England Highway enters the locality from the south (Nobby), passes immediately east of the town and exits to the north-west (Cambooya).[5][4]
Mount Sibley is an isolated peak in the south-east of East Greenmount (27°48′04″S 151°57′53″E / 27.8012°S 151.9648°E), rising to 676 metres (2,218 ft) above sea level.[6][4] The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s.[7]
Emu Creek commences at the northern boundary of the locality (formed by the confluence of Elliott Creek and Allan Gully in Ramsay) and exits to the west (Greenmount). It is a tributary of Hodgson Creek, which is a tributary of the Condamine River, part of the Murray–Darling basin.[4]
History[edit]
The name Greenmount comes from a farm name used by Donald Mackintosh who represented the area as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cambooya from 1899 to 1912 and Pittsworth from 1912 to 1915.[2]
Emu Creek State School opened on 31 May 1875.[8] It takes its name from the creek which flows through the locality and not from the locality of Emu Creek (101 kilometres (63 mi) further north.[9]
Until 13 May 2005, the official name for the locality was Greenmount East.[2]
In the 2016 census, the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 361 people.[1]
Education[edit]
Emu Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14534 New England Highway (27°47′00″S 151°56′41″E / 27.7833°S 151.9448°E).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[13]
There are no secondary schools in East Greenmount. The nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south and two schools in Toowoomba to the north: Harristown State High School in Harristown and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights.[5]
Facilities[edit]
Greenmount Waste Facility is at 123 Falknau Road (27°45′56″S 151°55′37″E / 27.7655°S 151.9269°E). It is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.[14]
Amenities[edit]
Steele Rudd Park is at 172 Steele Rudd Road (27°47′10″S 151°57′45″E / 27.7860°S 151.9624°E). It is dedicated to the family of Steele Rudd and features replica historical buildings.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Greenmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "East Greenmount – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 43706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "East Greenmount – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49259)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b Google (29 July 2019). "East Greenmount, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Sibley – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 30800)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Our school". Emu Creek State School. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Emu Creek State School". Emu Creek State School. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Waste facilities - operating hours, locations, fees & accepted waste materials". Toowoomba Regional Council. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "East Greenmount - Steele Rudd Park". Toowoomba Regional Council. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
Further reading[edit]
- Our selection of Emu Creek heritage : Emu Creek State School celebrates 125 years of education. Emu Creek State School Parents & Citizens Association. 2000. ISBN 0646395750. — including the closed schools of Budgee and West Haldon
External links[edit]
Media related to East Greenmount, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons