| Type: | suburb |
| Ebenezer | |
| City: | Ipswich |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.678°N 152.6152°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Pop: | 301 |
| Postcode: | 4340 |
| Area: | 31.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 7.6 |
| Dir1: | SSE |
| Location1: | Rosewood |
| Dist2: | 22.6 |
| Dir2: | WSW |
| Location2: | Ipswich CBD |
| Dist3: | 61.5 |
| Dir3: | WSW |
| Location3: | Brisbane CBD |
| Lga: | City of Ipswich |
| Stategov: | Scenic Rim |
| Fedgov: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Rosewood |
| Near-Ne: | Jeebropilly |
| Near-E: | Willowbank |
| Near-Se: | Mount Forbes |
| Near-S: | Mount Forbes |
| Near-Sw: | Lower Mount Walker |
| Near-W: | Lower Mount Walker |
| Near-Nw: | Rosewood |
Ebenezer is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Ebenezer had a population of 301 people.
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bremer River and to north-east by the Yarrowlea-Jeebropilly railway line (a branch line off the Main Line railway). Despite the name, Ebenezer railway station is off Coopers Road in neighbouring Jeebropilly (-27.6659°N 152.6546°W), just before the balloon loop at the end of the line.[2]
In the west of the locality is a former coal mine. The rehabilitation of the site has been controversial.[3]
Geiger Lagoon (-27.6602°N 152.6291°W) is a lake created from the 22abbr=NaNabbr= 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.[4]
Keanes Lagoon is a waterhole (-27.6608°N 152.6083°W). It is named after the land owner John Richard Keane (1846-1927).[5]
Apart from this the land use is a mix of rural residential living (mostly around Ebenezer Road and Mount Forbes Road) and grazing on native vegetation.
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 (opposite the junction with Turnbull Road,).[6]
The locality takes its name from the Ebenezer Wesleyan (later Methodist) Church which opened on Sunday 23 April 1871 at Seven Mile Creek.[7] [8] Ebenezer is from a Hebrew word meaning rock of faith. It was opposite the school at 1 Turnbull Road (corner of Ebenezer Road,).[9] Now demolished, the church operated until at least 1942.[10] [11]
At 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.
There are no schools in Ebenezer. The nearest primary schools are Rosewood State School in neighbouring Rosewood to the north-west and Mutdapilly State School in Mutdapilly to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood.
