# New Auckland

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**New Auckland** is an urban [locality](/source/Suburbs_and_localities_(Australia)) in [Gladstone](/source/Gladstone,_Queensland) in the [Gladstone Region](/source/Gladstone_Region), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia.[1] In the , New Auckland had a population of 5,266 people.[2]

It is on the outskirts of the Gladstone urban area, but, as at December 2020, is experiencing high levels of suburban development.[3]

## Geography

New Auckland is bounded to the north by the [Dawson Highway](/source/Dawson_Highway) and to the south by Kirkwood Road. It is bounded to the east by Auckland Creek and to the west by Briffney Creek. The land use is suburban residential. The [Moura railway line](/source/Moura_railway_line) passes through the north-east corner of the suburb.[4]

## History

This suburb was named in December 1988, taking its name from the housing estate name, which takes its name from Auckland Creek, which takes its name in turn from the ship [Lord Auckland](/source/Lord_Auckland_(ship)). The ship was a barque of 516 gross tons, chartered by the [New South Wales Government](/source/New_South_Wales_Government) which carried some of the settlers to the first settlement of Gladstone site, which stranded on a shoal entering Gladstone Harbour on 25 January 1847.[5]

## Demographics

In the , New Auckland had a population of 4,711 people.[6]

In the , New Auckland had a population of 5,085 people.[7]

In the , New Auckland had a population of 5,266 people.[2]

## Education

There are no schools in New Auckland. The nearest government primary schools are [Clinton State School](/source/Clinton_State_School) in neighbouring [Clinton](/source/Clinton,_Queensland) to the west and [Kin Kora State School](/source/Kin_Kora_State_School) in neighbouring [Kin Kora](/source/Kin_Kora,_Queensland) to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are [Gladstone State High School](/source/Gladstone_State_High_School) in [West Gladstone](/source/West_Gladstone,_Queensland) to the north-east and [Toolooa State High School](/source/Toolooa_State_High_School) in [Toolooa](/source/Toolooa) to the east.[4]

## References

1. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

1. Walker, Liana (21 December 2020). ["Revealed: Top growth suburbs in Gladstone"](https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gladstone/property/revealed-top-growth-suburbs-in-gladstone/news-story/257d4c3b1b9402dc2defce5b48529f0b). *[The Courier-Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail)*. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

## Further reading

- ["JOURNAL OF A PASSAGE FROM SYDNEY TO NORTH AUSTRALIA, IN THE BARQUE "LORD AUCKLAND," CAPTAIN BROWN."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12901974). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Vol. XXII, no. 3090. 14 April 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2016. – via National Library of Australia.

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