Gore, Queensland

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Gore
Queensland
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Gore
Coordinates 28°17′38″S151°29′23″E / 28.2938°S 151.4897°E / -28.2938; 151.4897 (Gore (town centre))
Population24 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0745/km2 (0.193/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area322.2 km2 (124.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Gore:
Mosquito Creek Mosquito Creek Karara
Mosquito Creek Gore Karara
Oman Ama Terrica Cement Mills

Gore is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 24 people. [1]

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Geography

The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from the east (Karara) to the south-west (Oman Ama). The South Western railway line also passes through the locality from the east (Karara) to the south-west (Oman Ama) roughly parallel to the highway. The town of Gore is located on the south-eastern boundary of the locality and both the highway and the railway pass through it with the town being served by Gore railway station. [4] [5]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [5]

History

St George Richard Gore, 1862 StateLibQld 1 48608 St. George Richard Gore, 1862.jpg
St George Richard Gore, 1862

The town was named after St George Richard Gore, the original lessee of Yandilla pastoral run in 1842. [3]

Gore State School opened on 20 January 1913. In 1927 it became Maxhill State School and then in 1937 Cement Mills State School. It closed in 1975. [6] (The present-day locality of Cement Mills is immediately to the south-east of Gore.)

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 24 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Gore. The nearest government primary schools are Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the north-east and Inglewood State School in Inglewood to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Inglewood State School (to Year 10) and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the east. [5] Given the distance to Warwick, distance education and boarding schools are other options. [8]

Amenities

There is a petrol station with post office facilities in the town.

The town is referenced in the song "Girl From Gore" by Brisbane rap-rock quartet Butterfingers. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Gore – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 14398)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Gore – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gore – railway station in the Goondiwindi Region (entry 14401)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "Distance Education". Education. Queensland Government. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Butterfingers (AUS) – Girl From Gore , retrieved 3 October 2025
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