O'Connell, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = O'Connell
| city = Gladstone
| state = qld
| image = StateLibQld 1 40771 Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell.jpg
| caption = Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell, 1868, after whom the suburb is named
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.9288|151.2697|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=O'Connell (centre of suburb)}}
| pop = 399
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4680
| area = 12.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 10.0
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Gladstone CBD
| dist2 = 117
| dir2 = SE
| location2 = Rockhampton
| dist3 = 526
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Gladstone Region
| stategov = Gladstone
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Glen Eden
| near-ne = Glen Eden
| near-e = South Trees
| near-se = Boyne Island
| near-s = Wurdong Heights
| near-sw = Wurdong Heights
| near-nw = Glen Eden
}}
O'Connell is an outer southern suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49423|O'Connell|suburb in Gladstone Region|access-date=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, O'Connell had a population of 399 people.
Geography
The northern arm of the estuary of the Boyne River forms part of the eastern boundary.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }} Gladstone–Benaraby Road (State Route 58) closely parallels much of the eastern boundary before passing through the south-eastern corner.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/O'Connell+QLD+4680/@-23.9289545,151.2522079,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc20b9fb5903945:0x500eef17f210f20!8m2!3d-23.9251049!4d151.269727!5m1!1e4|title=O'Connell, Queensland|access-date=15 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Toolooa railway station is an abandoned railway station on the North Coast railway line ({{coord|-23.9319|151.2895|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Toolooa railway station (former)|display=}}).{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
History
The suburb is named after Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell who was the Government Resident at Port Curtis from 1854 to 1859. In 1860 (after the Separation of Queensland), O'Connell was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council and was its President from 1860 to 1879.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, O'Connell had a population of 317 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32222|name=O'Connell (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, O'Connell had a population of 399 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32203|name=O'Connell (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in O'Conell. The nearest government primary schools are Kin Kora State School in Kin Kora to the north and Gladstone South State School in South Gladstone to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Toolooa State High School in South Gladstone to the north.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Amenities
There is a boat ramp and floating walkway on the Gladstone - Benaraby Road providing access to the South Trees Inlet ({{coord|-23.9360|151.2902|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Toolooa, Gladstone - Benaraby Road boat ramp}}). It is managed by the Gladstone Regional Council.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}