Clinton, Queensland

Clinton
Gladstone, Queensland
Clinton
Coordinates 23°52′39″S 151°13′12″E / 23.87750°S 151.22000°E / -23.87750; 151.22000Coordinates: 23°52′39″S 151°13′12″E / 23.87750°S 151.22000°E / -23.87750; 151.22000
Population 5,921 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4680
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Gladstone
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Clinton:
Callemondah Callemondah West Gladstone
Byellee Clinton West Gladstone
Kirkwood New Auckland Kin Kora

Clinton is a town and a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Clinton had a population of 5,917 people.[4]

History

The town was named on 5 January 1970.[2] On 10 December 1988 the suburb of Clinton was created from the merger of the former suburbs Clinton North and Clinton South. The name Clinton is derived from the County of Clinton (the cadastral administrative division containing Gladstone).[3]

Clinton State School opened on 29 January 1974.[5][6]

On 1 April 2010, a Priority Development Area was declared in Clinton with the aim of reducing housing pressure created with the growing mining industry in the Gladstone area. 26 hectares (64 acres) of government land bounded by the Dawson Highway, Harvey Road and Keppel Avenue were released for residential land development.[7]

Education

Clinton State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school located at Harvey Road. In 2015, the school has 820 students with 51 teachers (44 equivalent full-time).[8]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clinton (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 "Clinton - town in Gladstone Region (entry 40977)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Clinton - suburb in the Gladstone Region (entry 49130)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Clinton". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. "Agency ID5104, 1 July 2014". Queensland State Archives.
  7. "Clinton, Gladstone". Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Clinton State School. Clinton State School. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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