Grosvenor, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Grosvenor
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.4316°N 151.1733°W
Pop:29
Postcode:4627
Area:36.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.0
Dir1:SE
Location1:Eidsvold
Dist2:63.0
Dir2:NW
Location2:Gayndah
Dist3:190
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Bundaberg
Dist4:401
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Eidsvold
Near-Ne:Eidsvold East
Near-E:Eidsvold East
Near-Se:Malmoe
Near-S:Malmoe
Near-Sw:Malmoe
Near-W:Eidsvold
Near-Nw:Eidsvold

Grosvenor is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Grosvenor had a population of 29 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by Harkness Boundary Creek.

The Burnett River enters the locality from the west (Eidsvold) and exits to the south (Malmoe).

To the east of the river, the Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Eidsvold / Eidsvold East) and exits to the south-east (Malmoe).

The land is flatter around the river but undulating to the north and east. The land near the river is mostly used for crop growing, but the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Grosvenor Flat Provisional School opened on 19 September 1892 and closed on 18 March 1908. It reopened on 8 May 1916 as Grosvenor Flat State School but closed in 1926.[2] It was on A Creek Road .[3]

The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened from Mundubbera to Ceratodus on 26 April 1924 with Grosvenor being served by the Grosvenor railway station (-25.4276°N 151.1743°W).[4]

Grosvenor Provisional School opened on 26 January 1932 and closed on 19 April 1940. It was south of the Grosvenor railway station (approx).[5]

Demographics

In the, Grosvenor had a population of 25 people.

In the, Grosvenor had a population of 29 people.

Heritage listings

Grosvenor has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Grosvenor. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Eidsvold State School in neighbouring Eidsvold to the north.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 16 August 2019.
  2. News: 9 February 1926 . UPPER BURNETT . 15 . . 7472 . Queensland, Australia . 31 October 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: 1923 . County of Wicklow . 31 October 2023 . . Map.
  4. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 1938 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116 . 31 October 2023 . . Map.
  6. Web site: North Burnett Local Heritage Register. North Burnett Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf. 16 August 2019. live. 16 August 2019.
  7. Web site: 12 November 2020. Cemetery points - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b. 15 November 2020. 12 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 30 October 2023 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.