Gladstone, Queensland

Gladstone
State :  Australia State : Queensland Founded : 1863
Coordinates : 23 ° 51 ′  S , 151 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 23 ° 51 ′  S , 151 ° 15 ′  E Height : 11  m Area : 101.4  km²
Residents : 33,418 (2016) Population density : 330 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10h) Telephone code : (+61) +61 7 Postal code : 4680
LGA : Gladstone Region Council Website : www.gladstone.qld.gov.au
Gladstone

Gladstone is a port city in the Australian state of Queensland and is located on the east coast about 540 km north of Brisbane . It is the seat of the local administrative area of the same name (LGA) Gladstone Region Council .

The harbor, Port Curtis, was discovered at the beginning of the 19th century, but settlement took place much later. Gladstone was founded in 1863. The boom did not come until the 1960s when the aluminum industry settled there. The port became a large industrial port and now oil and chemicals are also processed in the city. Approximately 33,000 residents live in Gladstone today.

Ten kilometers northwest is a large industrial plant that Yarwun aluminum refinery of Rio Tinto Alcan , which employs 550 people.

traffic

plane

The airport of Gladstone is located in the western suburbs and is about six kilometers from the town center. It is mainly served by Qantaslink and Virgin Australia. From May 2009 to 2011 the airport was expanded.

port

The Port of Gladstone is Queensland's largest multi-purpose port and the fifth largest multi-purpose port in Australia. Coal in particular is exported by him.

Climate table

Gladstone
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     155   31 22nd     143   31 22nd     97   30th 22nd     51   28 20th     70   26th 17th     34   23 14th     40   23 13     31   24 14th     24   26th 16     60   28 19th     78   30th 20th     136   31 22nd Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1957–2002

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Gladstone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.1 30.8 30.1 28.3 25.5 23.1 22.6 23.9 26.3 28.3 29.7 30.9 O 27.5 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.4 22.3 21.5 19.6 16.9 14.1 13.2 14.2 16.3 18.6 20.4 21.8 O 18.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 154.5 143.2 96.8 51.0 69.6 34.4 39.8 30.9 24.4 60.3 78.1 135.5 Σ 918.5 Rainy days ( d ) 12.8 12.4 11.0 7.1 7.6 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.2 7.6 9.3 11.1 Σ 97.5 Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1957–2002

Sons and daughters

• Fred Paterson (1897–1977), lawyer and politician
• Michael Putney (1946–2014), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Townsville
• Michelle Steele (* 1986), skeleton pilot

See also

• Heron Island , an island in the Great Barrier Reef about 80 km from Gladstone

Web links

Commons : Gladstone (Queensland)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• travel Guide

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gladstone ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Klimainformationen Gladstone. (No longer available online.) World Meteorological Organization, archived from the original on May 6, 2012 ; Retrieved April 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.