East Greenmount, Queensland

East Greenmount is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, East Greenmount had a population of 361 people.[1]

East Greenmount
Queensland
Paddocks along Greenmount Hirstvale Road, 2014
East Greenmount
Coordinates27.7802°S 151.9405°E / -27.7802; 151.9405
Population361 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.454/km2 (21.90/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4359
Area42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around East Greenmount:
Cambooya Ramsay Ramsay
Greenmount East Greenmount Budgee
Nobby Nobby Ascot

Geography

East Greenmount is on the Darling Downs and, as its name suggests, to the immediate east of the town of Greenmount.

The New England Highway passes the town, running through the locality from north-west to south.[4] Mount Sibley is an isolated peak in the south of East Greenmount.

History

The name Greenmount comes from a farm name used by Donald Mackintosh who represented the area as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cambooya from 1899 to 1912 and Pittsworth from 1912 to 1915.[2]

Emu Creek State School opened on 31 May 1875.[5]

Until 13 May 2005, the official name for the area was Greenmount East.[2]

Education

Emu Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14534 New England Highway (27.7833°S 151.9448°E / -27.7833; 151.9448 (Emu Creek State School)).[6][7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8]

There are no secondary schools in East Greenmount; the nearest are in Clifton, Pittsworth and the southern suburbs of Toowoomba.[4]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Greenmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "East Greenmount - town in Toowoomba Region (entry 43706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. "East Greenmount - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49259)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. Google (29 July 2019). "East Greenmount, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "Emu Creek State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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