Ellangowan is a rural locality in the

Toowoomba Region The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and bey ...

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, Australia. In the , Ellangowan had a population of 95 people.

Geography

The Condamine River forms the south-east boundary of the locality with Sandy Camp and then flows through the locality where it forms part of its northern boundary with Felton South. The land use is a mixture of crop growing (particularly in areas near the Condamine River) and

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 ...

on native vegetation. The

Toowoomba–Karara Road Toowoomba–Karara Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba and Southern Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. Most of the route is signed as State Route 48. Toowoomba–Karara Road (number 331) is a state-controlled district road. ...

( State Route 48) runs through the locality from north ( Felton South) to south-west (

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History

The locality is named after the property of John Thane who established it in 1842. Ellangowan Provisional School opened on 12 August 1885. On 1 January 1909, it became Ellangowan State School. It closed in 1917, but reopened briefly in 1922 as a half-time school in conjunction with Tooth State School (meaning the two schools shared one teacher). In 1924, it reopened again as a half-time school in conjunction with Strathane State School. Following the permanent closure of Strathane State School in 1927, Ellangowan State School became a full-time school again. Due to low student numbers, it closed in 1952. In 1958, it reopened and then closed finally in 1967. It was on the Clifton Leyburn Road (approx ). Strathane Provisional opened circa 1898. On 1 January 1909, it became Strathane State School. In 1924, it became a part-time school with Ellangowan State School (they shared the teacher between the two schools). Due to low attendances, it closed in late 1926 or early 1927.

Demographics

In the , Ellangowan had a population of 121 people. In the , Ellangowan had a population of 95 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ellangowan. The nearest government primary schools are Back Plains State School in neighbouring Back Plains to the north-east and Leyburn State School in neighbouring

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the east, Millmerran State School (to Year 10) in

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to the west, and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the north.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland