East End is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , East End had a population of 88 people.

Geography

The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

enters the locality from the south-east ( West Stowe) and exits to the north ( Mount Larcom). East End railway station is a railway station on the Blackwater railway system ().

History

The area was originally known as Wilmott after a

squatter Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building (usually residential) that the squatter does not Land ownership and tenure, own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. The United Nations estima ...

called Wilmott who brought two flocks of sheep into the area in 1855. One flock was situated near a lagoon approximately long, now called Wilmot Lagoon (). Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915. In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963. It was located at .

Demographics

In the , East End was included with neighbouring Bracewell; together they had a population of 462 people. In the , East End had a population of 59 people. In the , East End had a population of 88 people.

Heritage listings

East End has a number of

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sites, including: * Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site, 52780 Bruce Highway ()

Education

There are no schools in East End. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in neighbouring Mount Larcom to the north and Yarwun State School in

Yarwun Yarwun is a rural town and coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Yarwun had a population of 89 people. Geography The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west ( Bye ...

to the east The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Mount Larcom and

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 east. Calliope State High School in

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to the south-east opened in 2020 and will offer secondary education to Year 10 from 2022 and to Year 12 from 2024. Once fully operational, it will be closer than Gladstone State High School.

Geography

History

Demographics

Heritage listings

Education

See also

References

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