31-488: Download coordinates as: Gracemere is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Gracemere had a population of 12,023 people. Gracemere is approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of the city of Rockhampton . Because of the proximity of the town to Rockhampton, Gracemere has become a dormitory town , with many residents commuting
62-480: A dormitory town, most Gracemerians either drive a private vehicle or catch a bus to the city. The bus service, Young's Bus Service , operates hourly between the town centre and South Gracemere. Traffic can peak at around 8:00 in the morning, with traffic being banked up for around 1-1.5 kilometres on weekdays. Infrastructure problems are now becoming a reality for the small town and surrounding Capricorn Highway towns. This has resulted in constant roadworks and upgrades of
93-713: A historic house requires consulting the urban planning administration bureau, and the real estate administration bureau. As of 31 June 2011, there are 287 declared historic houses in Hangzhou, proclaimed as 5 batches. In the near future, it is going to issue the sixth batch which includes 51 historic houses. [REDACTED] Colombia : National monuments of Colombia ; (in Spanish) Monumentos Nacionales de Colombia [REDACTED] Comoros : National Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Comoros) [REDACTED] Republic of
124-422: A population of 11,315 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Gracemere had a population of 12,023 people. Gracemere has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Gracemere, as a commuter town, has a relatively low level of industry compared to Rockhampton. Grazing, particularly of beef cattle , has long been the significant industry of the area. The Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (formerly
155-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
186-614: Is a Scottish term for lake. They also located a suitable landing point for supplies on the nearby Fitzroy River , which later became Rockhampton. In July 1855, Charles and Thomas Archer with around 30 other people including four Native Police troopers, four Aboriginal men from the Burnett River and their wives, left the Archer's Eidsvold pastoral station in order to construct the Gracemere run. The Commissioner for Crown Lands in
217-629: Is bounded by O'Shanesy Street, McLaughlin Street and the Capricorn Highway ( 23°26′01″S 150°27′12″E / 23.4337°S 150.4533°E / -23.4337; 150.4533 ( Gracemere Shoppingworld ) ). The Rockhampton Regional Council operate a public library in Gracemere at 1 Ranger Street ( 23°26′24″S 150°27′27″E / 23.4399°S 150.4575°E / -23.4399; 150.4575 ( Gracemere public library ) ). The Gracemere branch of
248-440: Is rapidly expanding with around 10 new housing estates under construction. There are three schools servicing Gracemere. They are all primary, one Catholic and two public. Gracemere State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at O'Shanesy Street ( 23°26′06″S 150°27′14″E / 23.4351°S 150.4539°E / -23.4351; 150.4539 ( Gracemere State School ) ). In 2017,
279-596: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Heritage-listed This list is of heritage registers , inventories of cultural properties , natural and human-made, tangible and intangible , movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many instances
310-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
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403-862: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Guide Hut in James Street. The entrance to the Gracemere Industrial Park has the Big G, one of Australia's big things . It is in the shape of a capital letter G and is 5 by 6.6 metres (16 by 22 ft) in size and is made from 5 tonnes (5.5 tons) of mild steel . It is on the southern corner of Somerset Road and Enterprise Drive ( 23°27′19″S 150°25′15″E / 23.4553°S 150.4209°E / -23.4553; 150.4209 ( The Big G ) ). As
434-840: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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496-815: The Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales [REDACTED] China : Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (全国重点文物保护单位), designated by State Administration of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected at the City Level of Hangzhou are districts, artifacts or buildings legally declared to be "protected". According to the "Regularations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and of significant values for history, science, and art study. In Hangzhou, declaring
527-567: The Gracemere Saleyards) is on the western side of the town. It is the largest cattle sales facility in the Southern Hemisphere and commenced a multimillion-dollar upgrade in 2019. It is at 16 Saleyards Road ( 23°26′34″S 150°26′17″E / 23.4427°S 150.4381°E / -23.4427; 150.4381 ( Central Queensland Livestock Exchange ) ) on a 12.16-hectare (30.0-acre) site. Gracemere
558-548: The Leichhardt region, William Wiseman, joined them to help locate the most appropriate area, and in August 1855 they determined the area next to the current Gracemere lagoon was best. The local Aboriginals led by "King Harold" wished to obtain peaceful conditions with the Archer brothers and in return for allowing the indigenous people to live in the area, the Archer brothers utilised Harold's people to aid in forcibly "restraining
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620-530: The Protection of Cultural Heritage [REDACTED] Cameroon (in French) : Liste de monuments du Cameroun [REDACTED] Canada : The Canadian Register of Historic Places , while it confers no historic designation or protection itself, endeavours to list all federal, provincial, territorial and local sites. [REDACTED] Chile : National Monuments of Chile , as maintained by
651-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
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#1732772643302682-498: The highway road quality. This mass influx of vehicles has resulted in a proposal for a new western bypass for Rockhampton, to send vehicles right to the northern suburbs, avoiding inner city congestion and delay, as this is where many Gracemerians work. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
713-483: The north-east ( Port Curtis ) where it splits from the North Coast railway line . It travels mostly immediately parallel to the highway through the locality exiting to the west (Kabra). There are three railway stops within the locality (from west to east): Gangalu (Gangulu, Kangulu, Kanolu, Kaangooloo, Khangulu) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gangula country. The Gangula language region includes
744-452: The outside blacks" who were resisting British occupation. Gracemere State School opened on 20 February 1871. As Gracemere developed as a dormitory town, further schools were needed with Waraburra State School opening on 27 January 1987 and St Paul's Catholic Primary School opening on 27 January 1988. The Big G was unveiled at the entrance to the Gracemere Industrial Park on 18 August 2015. Gracemere public library opened in August 2017. It
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806-449: The school had an enrolment of 302 students with 23 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Waraburra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 55 Johnson Road ( 23°26′53″S 150°27′09″E / 23.4481°S 150.4526°E / -23.4481; 150.4526 ( Waraburra State School ) ). In 2017,
837-485: The school had an enrolment of 310 students with 19 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Gracemere. The nearest government secondary schoolis Rockhampton State High School in Wandal , Rockhampton . Currently, all high school students travel by a free bus service into Rockhampton to continue their senior education. Gracemere Shoppingworld
868-469: The school had an enrolment of 492 students with 34 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Breakspear Street ( 23°26′59″S 150°27′53″E / 23.4496°S 150.4647°E / -23.4496; 150.4647 ( St Paul's Catholic Primary School ) ). In 2017,
899-406: The short distance to work in the city. Gracemere Lagoon is to the north of the town ( 23°25′54″S 150°26′04″E / 23.4316°S 150.4344°E / -23.4316; 150.4344 ( Gracemere Lagoon ) ). The Capricorn Highway enters the locality from the north ( Fairy Bower ) and exits to the west ( Kabra ). The Central Western railway line enters the locality from
930-470: The towns of Clermont and Springsure extending south towards the Dawson River . The area was first explored by Europeans in 1853, when the Archer brothers arrived looking for pastures for their sheep. They settled by a small lake, originally called "Farris" or Padgole lagoon which was named Gracemere in 1855. The name Gracemere comes from "Grace", the name of Thomas Archer's wife and "mere" which
961-515: Was welcomed by local residents as Gracemere was formerly in the Shire of Fitzroy which had no public libraries. Gracemere Shoppingworld opened in December 2014 with Woolworths and Best & Less operating as the anchor stores along with up to 20 speciality stores. At the 2011 census , the town of Gracemere had a population of 8,401 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Gracemere had