Gordonbrook is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Gordonbrook had a population of 184 people.

Geography

Gordonbrook mainly consists of grazing land, with irrigated crops growing close to the banks of the Stuart River. The Stuart River dissects the locality, with the large artificial lake, the Lake Gordonbrook damming the river in the northern part of the district. Very little of the area is developed with most of the land covered by bush and grazing land. Reedy Creek, a tributary of Stuart River downstream of Gordonbrook Dam, is another major waterway in the locality.

History

Gordonbrook was one of the districts used for soldier settlements after

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. In February 1920, an initial total of were divided in 25 land parcels offered up for selection by returned soldiers and the general public. Although it was recommended that the settlers grow cotton, most took up dairying. By June 1923 there were 29 settlers in the scheme but by 1929 only 13 remained. Gordon Brook Provisional School opened in 1924. On 11 September 1928 Gordon Brook South Provisional School opened and both schools operated "half time" (the full-time teacher being split between them). In 1929, Gordon Brook Provisional School closed and Gordon Brook South Provisional School continued on a full-time basis. On 1 October 1938 it became Gordon Brook South State School and then closed in 1945. In 1941 Gordonbrook Dam was constructed to provide the town of

Kingaroy Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...

and its former

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airforce base, R.A.A.F Kingaroy with a reliable water supply. In 1986, the dam was extensively upgraded, including the raising of the dam wall and spillway by two metres. Formerly in the

Shire of Kingaroy The Shire of Kingaroy was a local government area in the South Burnett area of Queensland, Australia, about northwest of the capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1912 until 2008, when it ...

, Gordonbrook was included in the newly formed

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

Demographics

In the , Gordonbrook had a population of 322 people. In the , Gordonbrook had a population of 175 people. In the , Gordonbrook had a population of 184 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gordonbrook. The nearest primary schools are Crawford State School in neighbouring Crawford to the east, Kingaroy State School in neighbouring

to the south-east, Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the south, Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the north-east and Tingoora State School in

Tingoora Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tingoora had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the area, including: * Brigadoon () * Brigadoon () * Gordonbrook () * Gunna Hafta () * Hillgrove () * Langfaulds () * Plain View () * Tamalba () * Wyuna ()

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