Ebenezer, Queensland
Ebenezer is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the, Ebenezer had a population of 301 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bremer River and to north-east by the Yarrowlea-Jeebropilly railway line, just before the balloon loop at the end of the line.In the west of the locality is a former coal mine. The rehabilitation of the site has been controversial.
Geiger Lagoon is a lake created from the site of the Jeebropilly West open-cut mine, which closed in 2001. The lagoon is named after the Geiger family, who were pioneer settlers from 1857 in the area.
Keanes Lagoon is a waterhole. It is named after the land owner John Richard Keane.
Apart from this the land use is a mix of rural residential living and grazing on native vegetation.
History
Seven Mile Creek State School opened on 2 November 1868. In 1888 it was renamed Ebenezer State School. It closed in 1957. It was located at 354-356 Ebenezer Road.The locality takes its name from the Ebenezer Wesleyan Church which opened on Sunday 23 April 1871 at Seven Mile Creek. Ebenezer is from a Hebrew word meaning rock of faith. It was opposite the school at 1 Turnbull Road. Now demolished, the church operated until at least 1942.
Demographics
In the, Ebenezer had a population of 386 people.In the, Ebenezer had a population of 315 people.
In the, Ebenezer had a population of 301 people.