Garnant, Queensland

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Garnant

Population

• Density

0.93/km² (2.41/sq mi)

4702

Area

96.8 km² (37.4 sq mi)

Garnant is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Garnant had a population of 90 people.^[1]

History

Garnant State School opened on 11 September 1930.^[3] The school was called Garnant after the town Garnant in Glamorganishire, Wales, which was the home town of local resident Abraham Jones who took a leading role in establishing the school.^[4] Presumably the locality took its name from the school. The school building was relocated from neighbouring Morinish (as the Morinish State School had closed in 1928).^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7] Garnant State School closed in 1969. It was on Evans Road (23°11′25″S 150°15′34″E / 23.1902°S 150.2595°E / -23.1902; 150.2595 (Garnant State School (former))).^[8]^[9]

In the 2016 census, Garnant had a population of 99 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, Garnant had a population of 90 people.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Garnant (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Garnant – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48646)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ ^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
^ "HOW SCHOOL WAS GIVEN A WELSH NAME". The Evening News. No. 2789. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1930. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 560. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "MORINISH STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 20, 443. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "RIDGELANDS". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 1, no. 30. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1930. p. 44. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Yaamba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Garnant (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Towns, suburbs and localities in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland

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