Kirkwood is a semi-rural
locality
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in the
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
History
Gladstone Reg ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the Kirkwood had a population of 2,513 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north by Kirkwood Road and to the east by Auckland Creek. Situated on the souther edge of the urban development of the city of Gladstone, small pockets of residential development have been established in the north of the locality. As at December 2020, most of the locality is undeveloped and used for
grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
.
However, real estate businesses are describing it as "Gladstone's newest suburb" and anticipate rapid residential growth.
O'Connell Ridges is a mountain range () that commences in
Beecher, passes through the south of Kirkwood, into
Burua and ends in
Wurdong Heights.
The elevation of Kirkwood ranges from above sea level in the north-east of the locality through to in the south of the locality.
History
The suburb was named after a notable Gladstone family at the suggestion of the
Gladstone City Council.
[
In the Kirkwood had a population of 2,250 people.]
Education
There are no schools in Kirkwood. The nearest primary schools are Clinton State School in neighbouring Clinton to the north-west and Kin Kora State School in Kin Kora to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Gladstone State High School
Gladstone State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in West Gladstone, a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1500 students per year, with ...
in West Gladstone to the north and Toolooa State High School in South Gladstone to the north-east.
Amenities
Kirkwood Shopping Centre is at 505 Kirkwood Road (corner of Dixon Drive, ).
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Little Creek Parklands on Little Boulevarde ()
*Koowin Drive Park ()
References
{{Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region
Localities in Queensland