New Auckland is an urban
locality in
Gladstone
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In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...
in the
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , and has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$84 million.
In the , the Gladstone Region had a ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , New Auckland had a population of 5,266 people.
[
It is on the outskirts of the Gladstone urban area, but, as at December 2020, is experiencing high levels of suburban development.]
Geography
New Auckland is bounded to the north by the Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone and Springsure, Queensland, Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston, Queensland, Rolleston it is signed as ...
and to the south by Kirkwood Road. It is bounded to the east by Auckland Creek and to the west by Briffney Creek. The land use is suburban residential. The Moura railway line passes through the north-east corner of the suburb.
History
This suburb was named in December 1988, taking its name from the housing estate name, which takes its name from Auckland Creek, which takes its name in turn from the ship Lord Auckland. The ship was a barque of 516 gross tons, chartered by the New South Wales Government
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which carried some of the settlers to the first settlement of Gladstone site, which stranded on a shoal entering Gladstone Harbour on 25 January 1847.
Demographics
In the , New Auckland had a population of 4,711 people.
Education
There are no schools in New Auckland. The nearest government primary schools are Clinton State School in neighbouring Clinton to the west and Kin Kora State School in neighbouring Kin Kora to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone to the north-east and Toolooa State High School in Toolooa to the east.
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Localities in Queensland