Ambrose, Queensland

Ambrose is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Ambrose had a population of 218 people.[1]

Ambrose
Queensland
Ambrose State School
Ambrose
Coordinates23.7830°S 150.9263°E / -23.7830; 150.9263
Population218 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.455/km2 (8.948/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4695
Area63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location35 km (22 mi) W of Gladstone
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Gladstone
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Localities around Ambrose:
Raglan Raglan Darts Creek
Raglan Ambrose Mount Larcom
Raglan Bracewell Machine Creek

Geography
Rural scenery, Ambrose, 2014

The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway pass through the northern part of the locality; the town centre is close to both. Most of the land is in the locality is used for grazing cattle.

History

The town is named after Henry Gilbert Ambrose (1876—1950), an early settler in the area.[4]

Ambrose Provisional School opened in December 1913 with 12 students, becoming a State School on 1 December 1914.[5] It celebrated its centenary in 2014.[6]

Ambrose Post Office opened on 1 November 1915 (a receiving office had been open since 1910) and closed in 1977.[7]

Hut Creek State School opened on 17 November 1921 and closed on 28 February 1945.[8]

In the 2011 census, Ambrose had a population of 545 people.[9]

In the 2016 census, Ambrose had a population of 218 people.[1]

Education

Ambrose State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 39 Gentle Annie Road (23.7864°S 150.9218°E / -23.7864; 150.9218 (Ambrose State School)).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 84 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[12]

Community groups

The Ambrose branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 36 Gentle Annie Road.[13]

Notable people

Notable people from or having lived in Ambrose include:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ambrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Ambrose – town in Gladstone Region (entry 516)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "Ambrose – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. "OBITUARY". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld. 24 August 1950. p. 29. Retrieved 20 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Agency ID 8597, Ambrose State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. "Centenary". Ambrose State School. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ambrose (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "Ambrose State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

Further reading
  • Kingston, Shirley; Australia Post (1988), Ambrose, Australia Post, retrieved 20 April 2014
  • Ambrose State School (1989), Ambrose State School 75th Jubilee : 26th August, 1989 : opened 1914, Ambrose State School, ISBN 978-0-7316-8509-7
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