Ellesmere is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ellesmere had a population of 334 people.[1]
Ellesmere Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°44′34″S 151°44′49″E / 26.7427°S 151.7469°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 334 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 6.929/km2 (17.95/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 48.2 km2 (18.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
editEllesmere State School opened in May 1916. It closed in 1922, but reopened on 16 July 1923. In 1961 it closed permanently.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census Ellesmere had a population of 343 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Ellesmere had a population of 334 people.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ellesmere (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Ellesmere – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellesmere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.