Sunset, Queensland

Geography

Sunset is bounded on the east by Sunset Drive and to the south by an unnamed creek (a tributary of the Leichhardt River). The western part of the suburb is mostly flat (approximately 360 metres above sea level) and is used for residential purposes. To the east of the suburban development, the land rises to two local prominences (420 metres above sea level).[3]

History

The suburb of Sunset is named because it is on the western side of a slope with views of the sunset.[2]

Sunset State School opened on 30 January 1968.[4]

Education

Sunset State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government in Abel Smith Parade. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 253 students (of whom 195 identify as Indigenous) with 24 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunset (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. "Sunset - suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42473)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. 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. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Sunset State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  • "Mount Isa Suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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