East Palmerston, Queensland
East Palmerston is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, it had a population of 220 people.
East Palmerston is a prominent banana growing region with some of Australia's largest banana plantations.
Geography
The Palmerston Highway enters the locality from the north-east and exits to the south-west through the locality.The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and horticulture. It is a prominent banana growing region with some of Australia's largest banana plantations.
History
The locality is presumably so named because it is to the east of neighbouring Palmerston, which in turn is believed to be named after explorer and prospector, Christie Palmerston.About July 1933, the land of East Palmerston was surveyed to enable 10,400 acres be offered for selection in 55 lots. By September 1938, a large population was living in the area with some farms sufficiently established to supply cream to the Millaa Millaa butter factory.
The Palmerston East State School opened on 19 April 1938. In 2010, the school had an enrolment of 17 students with 2 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff. It closed on 26 April 2012. It was located at 2068 Palmerston Highway East. The school's website was archived.
On 25 April 2008, a memorial was unveiled at Palmerston East State School at 2068 Palmerston Highway commemorating the Australian servicemen and women who served during wars and other conflicts.
Demographics
In the, East Palmerston had a population of 173 people.In the, East Palmerston had a population of 220 people.