Grosvenor, Queensland

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Grosvenor
Queensland
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Grosvenor
Coordinates 25°25′54″S151°10′24″E / 25.4316°S 151.1733°E / -25.4316; 151.1733 (Grosvenor (centre of locality))
Population29 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4627
Area36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Grosvenor:
Eidsvold Eidsvold Eidsvold East
Eidsvold Grosvenor Eidsvold East
Malmoe Malmoe Malmoe

Grosvenor is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Grosvenor had a population of 29 people. [3]

Contents

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by Harkness Boundary Creek. [4]

The Burnett River enters the locality from the west (Eidsvold) and exits to the south (Malmoe). [4]

To the east of the river, the Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Eidsvold / Eidsvold East) and exits to the south-east (Malmoe). [4]

The land is flatter around the river but undulating to the north and east. The land near the river is mostly used for crop growing, but the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [4]

History

Grosvenor Flat Provisional School opened on 19 September 1892 and closed on 18 March 1908. It reopened on 8 May 1916 as Grosvenor Flat State School but closed in 1926. [5] [6] It was on A Creek Road ( 25°27′16″S151°10′32″E / 25.45457°S 151.17560°E / -25.45457; 151.17560 (Grosvenor Flat State School (former)) ). [7]

The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened from Mundubbera to Ceratodus on 26 April 1924 with Grosvenor being served by the Grosvenor railway station ( 25°25′39″S151°10′27″E / 25.4276°S 151.1743°E / -25.4276; 151.1743 (Grosvenor railway station) ). [8]

Grosvenor Provisional School opened on 26 January 1932 and closed on 19 April 1940. [5] It was south of the Grosvenor railway station (approx 25°27′16″S151°10′32″E / 25.45457°S 151.17560°E / -25.45457; 151.17560 (Grosvenor State School) ). [9] [4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Grosvenor had a population of 25 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Grosvenor had a population of 29 people. [3]

Heritage listings

Grosvenor has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Grosvenor. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Eidsvold State School in neighbouring Eidsvold to the north. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grosvenor (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Grosvenor – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grosvenor (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "UPPER BURNETT". The Daily Mail . No. 7472. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1926. p. 15. Retrieved 31 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "County of Wicklow" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Grosvenor (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Cemetery points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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