Ebenezer, Queensland
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | suburb |
| name | Ebenezer |
| city | Ipswich |
| state | qld |
| image | Ebenezer QLD 4340, Australia - panoramio (16).jpg |
| caption | Ebenezer landscape, 2010 |
| coordinates | |
| local_map | yes |
| zoom | 12 |
| pop | 301 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| postcode | 4340 |
| area | 31.8 |
| timezone | AEST |
| utc | +10:00 |
| dist1 | 7.6 |
| dir1 | SSE |
| location1 | Rosewood |
| dist2 | 22.6 |
| dir2 | WSW |
| location2 | Ipswich CBD |
| dist3 | 61.5 |
| dir3 | WSW |
| location3 | Brisbane CBD |
| lga | City of Ipswich |
| stategov | Scenic Rim |
| fedgov | Blair |
| near-n | Rosewood |
| near-ne | Jeebropilly |
| near-e | Willowbank |
| near-se | Mount Forbes |
| near-s | Mount Forbes |
| near-sw | Lower Mount Walker |
| near-w | Lower Mount Walker |
| near-nw | Rosewood |
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| type = suburb | name = Ebenezer | city = Ipswich | state = qld | image = Ebenezer QLD 4340, Australia - panoramio (16).jpg | caption = Ebenezer landscape, 2010 | coordinates = | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | pop = 301 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | established = | postcode = 4340 | area = 31.8 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 7.6 | dir1 = SSE | location1 = Rosewood | dist2 = 22.6 | dir2 = WSW | location2 = Ipswich CBD | dist3 = 61.5 | dir3 = WSW | location3 = Brisbane CBD | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | lga = City of Ipswich | stategov = Scenic Rim | fedgov = Blair | near-n = Rosewood | near-ne = Jeebropilly | near-e = Willowbank | near-se = Mount Forbes | near-s = Mount Forbes | near-sw = Lower Mount Walker | near-w = Lower Mount Walker | near-nw = Rosewood Ebenezer is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ebenezer had a population of 301 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bremer River and to north-east by the Yarrowlea-Jeebropilly railway line (a branch line off the Main Line railway). Despite the name, Ebenezer railway station is off Coopers Road in neighbouring Jeebropilly (), just before the balloon loop at the end of the line.
In the west of the locality is a former coal mine. The rehabilitation of the site has been controversial.
Geiger Lagoon () is a lake created from the 22 ha site of the Jeebropilly West open-cut mine, which closed in 2001. The lagoon is named after the Geiger family, who were pioneer settlers from 1857 in the area.
Keanes Lagoon is a waterhole (). It is named after the land owner John Richard Keane (1846-1927).
Apart from this the land use is a mix of rural residential living (mostly around Ebenezer Road and Mount Forbes Road) and grazing on native vegetation.
History
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Seven Mile Creek State School opened on 2 November 1868. In 1888 it was renamed Ebenezer State School. It closed in 1957.{{Cite QSA Agency|5879|Ebenezer State School|6 February 2021
The locality takes its name from the Ebenezer Wesleyan (later Methodist) Church which opened on Sunday 23 April 1871 at Seven Mile Creek. Ebenezer is from a Hebrew word meaning rock of faith. It was opposite the school at 1 Turnbull Road (corner of Ebenezer Road, ). Now demolished, the church operated until at least 1942.
Demographics
In the , Ebenezer had a population of 386 people.
In the , Ebenezer had a population of 315 people.
In the , Ebenezer had a population of 301 people.
Education
There are no schools in Ebenezer. The nearest government primary schools are Rosewood State School in neighbouring Rosewood to the north-west and Mutdapilly State School in Mutdapilly to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood.
References
References
- {{cite QPN. 45045. Ebenezer. locality in City of Ipswich
- (2 October 2020). "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
- {{Queensland Globe
- (2018-04-26). "A readymade garbage dump: Queensland allows 'bare minimum' mine rehab".
- {{cite QPN. 43526. Geiger Lagoon. lake in City of Ipswich
- {{cite QPN. 49700. Keanes Lagoon. waterhole in City of Ipswich
- {{Queensland Globe
- "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
- (1913). "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 23 south". [[Queensland Government]].
- (27 May 1871). "Local and General News.". [[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser]].
- (10 June 1871). "RELIGIOUS.". [[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser]].
- (1973). "Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2511". [[Queensland Government]].
- (2 May 1942). "Central Methodist Church". [[Queensland Times]].
- Blake, Thom. "Ebenezer Wesleyan Methodist Church".
- {{Census 2011 AUS
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2021 AUS
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