West Stowe is a rural

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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 Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. It is immediately west of the Gladstone urban area and immediately south of the small town of

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 ...

. In the , West Stowe had a population of 391 people.

Geography

The ''

Calliope River The Calliope River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The river rises in the Calliope Range inland from the industrial port city of Gladstone, flows past the town of Calliope, before emptying into the Pacific Ocean just north of Gladst ...

'' forms the southern boundary and most of the eastern boundary. 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 ( River Ranch) and exists to the south-west ( East End).The Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road (State Route 58) runs along part of the northern boundary. The North Coast railway line also forms part of the north and north-eastern boundary. There are two stations on the north-east boundary: * Mount Miller railway station () * Wiggins Island Balloon Loop railway station () The Wiggins Island Balloon Loop is a

balloon loop A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop ( North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains. Bal ...

within West Stowe. The loop is for unloading coal trains and transferring the coal onto a conveyor belt to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal in

Callemondah Callemondah is a coastal suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains the Port of Gladstone. In the , Callemondah had a population of 30 people. Geography The Calliope River forms the south-western boundary ...

where it is loaded onto ships. The terrain varies from above sea level. There are a number of named peaks, all in the north of the locality: * Mount Sugarloaf () * Mount Martin () * Mount Stowe () * White Hill () Calliope Conservation Park is in the north-east of the locality and there are three sections of the Mount Stowe State Forest in the north of the locality. Apart from these

protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewoo ...

, the land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 August 1999. It most likely takes its name from the parish. The Wiggins Island Balloon Loop was built in 2012 to 2013.

Demographics

In the , West Stowe had a population of 311 people. In the , West Stowe had a population of 391 people.

Education

There are no schools in West Stowe. The nearest government primary schools are: * Yarwun State School in neighbouring Yarwun to the north * Clinton State School in

Clinton Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has also been used as a given nam ...

(suburb of Gladstone) to the north-east * Calliope State School in

Calliope In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Mythology Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusH ...

to the south-east * Mount Larcom State School in Mount Larcom to the north-west The nearest government secondary schools are: *

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 ...

(to Year 12) in West Gladstone (suburb of Gladstone) to the north-east * Calliope State High School (to Year 12) in Calliope to the south-east * Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom to the north-east There are also non-government schools available in Gladstone.

References

{{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland