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 East Greenmount farmland with theGreat Dividing Range in the east, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°46′49″S151°56′26″E / 27.7802°S 151.9405°E /-27.7802; 151.9405 (East Greenmount (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 351 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.220/km2 (21.29/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4359 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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East Greenmount is a rural town andlocality in theToowoomba Region,Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the2021 census, the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 351 people.[1]
East Greenmount is on theDarling Downs and, as its name suggests, to the immediate east of the locality ofGreenmount. The town is in west of the locality at the junction of theNew England Highway and the Greenmount Clifton Road.[4]
TheNew England Highway enters the locality from the south (Nobby), passes immediately east of the town and exits to the north-west (Cambooya).[5][4]
Mount Sibley is an isolated peak in the south-east of East Greenmount (27°48′04″S151°57′53″E / 27.8012°S 151.9648°E /-27.8012; 151.9648 (Mount Sibley)), rising to 676 metres (2,218 ft) above sea level.[6][4] The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s.[7]
Emu Creek commences at the northern boundary of the locality (formed by the confluence of Elliott Creek and Allan Gully inRamsay) and exits to the west (Greenmount). It is a tributary of Hodgson Creek, which is a tributary of theCondamine River, part of theMurray–Darling basin.[4]
The nameGreenmount comes from a farm name used byDonald Mackintosh who represented the area as a Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forCambooya from 1899 to 1912 andPittsworth from 1912 to 1915.[2]
Emu Creek State School opened on 31 May 1875.[8] It takes its name from the creek which flows through the locality and not from the locality ofEmu Creek (101 kilometres (63 mi) further north.[9]
Until 13 May 2005, the official name for the locality was Greenmount East.[2]
In the2016 census, the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 361 people.[10]
In the2021 census, the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 351 people.[1]
Emu Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14534 New England Highway (27°47′00″S151°56′41″E / 27.7833°S 151.9448°E /-27.7833; 151.9448 (Emu Creek State School)).[11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[14]
There are no secondary schools in East Greenmount. The nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School inClifton to the south and two schools in Toowoomba to the north:Harristown State High School inHarristown andCentenary Heights State High School inCentenary Heights.[5]
Greenmount Waste Facility is at 123 Falknau Road (27°45′56″S151°55′37″E / 27.7655°S 151.9269°E /-27.7655; 151.9269 (Greenmount Waste Facility)). It is operated by theToowoomba Regional Council.[15]
Steele Rudd Park is at 172 Steele Rudd Road (27°47′10″S151°57′45″E / 27.7860°S 151.9624°E /-27.7860; 151.9624 (Steele Rudd Park)). It is dedicated to the family ofSteele Rudd and features replica historical buildings.[16]
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