Gargett, Queensland

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Gargett
Queensland
Gargett is located in Queensland
Gargett
Gargett
Coordinates21°08′24″S 148°45′29″E / 21.14°S 148.7580°E / -21.14; 148.7580 (Gargett (centre of locality))Coordinates: 21°08′24″S 148°45′29″E / 21.14°S 148.7580°E / -21.14; 148.7580 (Gargett (centre of locality))
Population261 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.543/km2 (19.54/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4741
Area34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Localities around Gargett:
Owens Creek Dows Creek Dows Creek
Pinnacle Gargett Benholme
Septimus Septimus Septimus

Gargett is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Gargett had a population of 261 people.[1]

Geography[]

Gargett is in east central Queensland, located 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Mackay.

History[]

The locality takes its name from the , which in turn was named (but misspelled) after John Garget, a railway construction contractor.[3]

Barker's Creek Provisional School opened on 16 September 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Barker's Creek State School. It closed in 1954.[4]

The railway from Paget reached Gargett in 1902.[5] It was a busy station during the sugar crushing season. Gargett Post Office opened by October 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1909).[6]

Gargett State School opened on 20 August 1914.[4] The school celebrated its 100th anniversary on 20 August 2014.[7]

In the 2016 census Gargett had a population of 261 people.[1]

Education[]

Gargett State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Tom Lynch Street (

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21°09′21″S 148°44′27″E / 21.1557°S 148.7407°E / -21.1557; 148.7407 (Gargett State School)).[8][9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[10]

Amenities[]

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Mackay-Eungella Road.[11][12]

The Gargett branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall in Jim Moule Street.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gargett (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Gargett – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46788)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Gargett (entry 46788)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Recollections of the Netherdale Line Scott, Glen Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1992 pp27-41
  6. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ^ "School anniversary dates". Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Gargett State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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