Langshaw Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Raleigh and Lillian Campbell in the buggy at Eel Creek, 1913 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°18′05″S152°34′50″E / 26.3013°S 152.5805°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 167 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.995/km2 (10.35/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Langshaw is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Langshaw had a population of 167 people. [1]
Langshaw has the following mountains: [3]
In 1876, local residents began to lobby for a school. [7] [8] Eel Creek Provisional School opened circa February 1876. [9] [10] [11] In July 1878, there were 16 students enrolled (11 girls and 5 boys). [12] In 1883, the school enrolments were below the minimum threshold. [13] It closed in 1896. It reopened in January 1914 with Miss Louisa Pearl Wise appointed as teacher. [14] On 1 April 1926, it became Eel Creek State School. In 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school building. [15] In 1948, it was renamed Landshaw State School. It closed on 25 August 1962. [16] It was at 1574 Eel Creek Road ( 26°18′12″S152°34′22″E / 26.3032°S 152.5727°E ). [17] [18] [19]
Eel Creek Church of Christ opened on Sunday 12 May 1907 on land donated by Mr H Fittell. [20] [21] The building was later relocated to be the Sunday school hall of the Church of Christ at 9 Crescent Street, Gympie. [22]
In 1938, Langshaw Hall was built using materials from the former school building (originally built in 1914). [23]
In the 2016 census, Langshaw had a population of 169 people. [24]
In the 2021 census, Langshaw had a population of 167 people. [1]
Langshaw has the following heritage sites:
There are no schools in Langshaw. The nearest government primary school is Gympie South State School in Southside to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the north-east. [28]
Langshaw Public Hall is at 1571 Eel Creek Road ( 26°18′07″S152°34′24″E / 26.3020°S 152.5734°E ). [29]