Yamanto, Queensland

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Yamanto
Ipswich,  Queensland
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Yamanto
Coordinates 27°38′59″S152°44′25″E / 27.6497°S 152.7402°E / -27.6497; 152.7402
Population4,971 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density585/km2 (1,515/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4305
Area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich West
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Yamanto:
Amberley One Mile Churchill
Purga Yamanto Flinders View
Purga Deebing Heights Ripley

Yamanto is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Yamanto had a population of 4,971 people. [1]

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History

The origin of the suburb is from a former 50 acres (20 ha) 1860s cotton plantation which was originally spelt as 'Yamahanto', the property jointly owned by Queensland's first government medical officer Henry Challinor (1814–1882) and his cousin George Miles Challinor (1832–1888). [3] [4] Previous names used for this area were Mine Accident, Loamside and Yahmahnto. The names were given to the railway station in the Yamanto area on the now-defunct Dugandan railway line. [2] [5]

Since 1847, Darby McGrath had operated private schools in and around Ipswich. In 1861, he arranged for the Queensland Government to take over his school at Warrill Creek and provided land in Green Lane for a new school building. [6] [7] [8] Warrill Creek State School opened on 22 May 1862. [9] [10] In 1888, the school moved to a new location at Sandridge, [11] which was flooded in 1893. In 1903, the school was renamed Amberley State School. During World War II, the school was too close to the Amberley air force base and was closed in 1942, re-opening in 1947. In the late 1970s, the school was relocated to Rosewood Road further from the air base due to concerns about aircraft noise with a new school building opened in 1982. Due to expansion of the air base, the school was relocated to Yamanto and opened in 2010 under the new name of Amberley District State School. [12] [13]

In 2015, this suburb saw a growth corridor being developed in the adjacent Ripley Valley called Ecco Ripley. In conjunction with the expansion of the nearby RAAF Base Amberley the suburb experienced an influx of businesses as well as redevelopment of existing businesses. [14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Yamanto had a population of 4,906 people. [15]

In the 2021 census, Yamanto had a population of 4,971 people. [1]

Education

Amberley District State School is a government primary (P-6) school for boys and girls at 37 Deebing Creek Road ( 27°39′27″S152°45′00″E / 27.65749°S 152.75013°E / -27.65749; 152.75013 (Amberley District State School) ). [16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 807 students with 57 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent). Being on the south-eastern fringe of the Ipswich metropolitan area, the school has students from both the suburbs and the rural area. Approximately one quarter of the students have a parent in the defence forces, many serving at the air base; these children may have lived in many other places due to their parents' deployments. [17]

There are no secondary schools in Yamanto. The nearest government secondary school is Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the north-east. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yamanto (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Yamanto – suburb (entry 45092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Local and general news". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XXVIII, no. 4051. Queensland, Australia. 29 May 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Queensland". The Mercury. Vol. IX, no. 2054. Tasmania, Australia. 28 July 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Ipswich, Queensland". Planet Ipswich : A bridge between the Ipswiches of the world. Retrieved 18 April 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The North Australian, Ipswich And General Advertiser . Vol. VI, no. 337. Queensland, Australia. 22 March 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "EDUCATION". The Moreton Bay Courier . Vol. XV, no. 1009. Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "IPSWICH". The Courier (Brisbane) . Vol. XVI, no. 1190. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "PARLIAMENTARY PAPER". The Courier (Brisbane) . Vol. XVI, no. 1354. Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1862. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR 1862". The Courier (Brisbane) . Vol. XVII, no. 1625. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XXVIII, no. 3929. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "History". Amberley District State School. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Agency ID 4786, Amberley District State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Giles, Darrell (3 May 2019). "Yamanto growing pains spark opportunities for business". Ipswich First. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yamanto (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  16. ↑ "Amberley District State School". Amberley District State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Amberley District State School. pp. 3–4, 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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