Garnant, Queensland

Garnant is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Garnant had a population of 90 people.

History

Garnant State School opened on 11 September 1930. The school was called Garnant after the town Garnant in Glamorganishire, Wales, which was the home town of local resident Abraham Jones who took a leading role in establishing the school. Presumably the locality took its name from the school. The school building was relocated from neighbouring Morinish. Garnant State School closed in 1969. It was on Evans Road.

Demographics

In the, Garnant had a population of 99 people.
In the, Garnant had a population of 90 people.

Education

There are no schools in Garnant. The nearest government primary school is Ridgelands State School in neighbouring Ridgelands to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Rockhampton State High School in Wandal, Rockhampton, to the south-east. There are also non-governments schools in Rockhampton and its suburbs.