Miles End is a
suburb
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in the
City of Mount Isa
The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west.
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Miles End had a population of 265 people.
Geography
The
Leichhard River flows north–south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Miles End is a "mineside" suburb.
The suburb is bounded to the east in parts by the Leichhardt River, to the south by Isa Street and Station Street, to the west by Hooper Road (and the mine itself), and to the north by Carbonate Street and Alma Street.
Despite the townside/mineside division of the suburbs, there is one exception. A small area along the riverside of West Street that contains the Mount Isa City Council's Civic Centre is not part of the townside suburb of
Mount Isa City but part of the mineside suburb of Miles End that extends across the river.
History
Miles End was named on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board. 16 March 2001 its status was changed from a locality to a suburb.
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Education
There are no schools in Miles End. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Isa Central State School in neighbouring Mount Isa City to the south-east and Barkly Highway State School in neighbouring Soldiers Hill to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College
Spinifex State College is a public, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Mount Isa, Queensland. It first opened in 2003.
History
Prior to 2003 Mount Isa was serviced by two state secondary schools. Mount Isa State High School a ...
which has its Junior Campus in neighbouring Parkside to the south and its Senior Campus in Pioneer
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to the east.
Amenities
The Mount Isa City Council operates a Civic Centre including a public library and park at 23 West Street (). It is officially within Miles End but can only be accessed from Mount Isa City.
Reference
{{City of Mount Isa
City of Mount Isa
Suburbs in Queensland