East End

East End is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

East End is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census East End had a population of 59 people.

The area was originally known as Wilmott after a squatter called Wilmott who brought two flocks of sheep into the area in 1855. One flock was situated near a lagoon approximately 1/2 mile (0.80 km) long, now called Wilmot Lagoon (23.8519°S 150.9838°E? / -23.8519; 150.9838? (Wilmot Lagoon)).Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915. In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963. It was located at 23.8782°S 150.9439°E? / -23.8782; 150.9439? (Wilmott State School, later East End School).In the 2011 census, East End was included with neighbouring Bracewell; together they had a population of 462 people.In the 2016 census East End had a population of 59 people.