| Gore Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Gore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°17′38″S151°29′23″E / 28.2938°S 151.4897°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2016 census locality) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1117/km2 (0.289/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 322.2 km2 (124.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Gore is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people. [1]
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]
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.)
In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people. [1]
There are no schools in Gore. The nearest 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 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. [7]
There is a petrol station with post office facilities in the town.
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