Ellesmere, Queensland

Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

26°44′34″S 151°44′49″E / 26.7427°S 151.7469°E / -26.7427; 151.7469 (Ellesmere (centre of locality))Population334 (2021 census)^[1] • Density6.929/km² (17.95/sq mi)Postcode(s)4610Area48.2 km² (18.6 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)South Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Nanango Federal division(s)Maranoa

Suburbs around Ellesmere:
Haly Creek	Haly Creek	Brooklands
Alice Creek	Ellesmere	Brooklands
Wengenville	Brooklands	Brooklands

Ellesmere is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Ellesmere had a population of 334 people.^[1]

History

Ellesmere State School opened in May 1916. It closed in 1922, but reopened on 16 July 1923. In 1961 it closed permanently.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Ellesmere had a population of 343 people.^[4]

In the 2021 census, Ellesmere had a population of 334 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ellesmere (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Ellesmere – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellesmere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.