Elliott Heads, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Elliott Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] The town is located at the mouth of the Elliott River, 359 kilometres (223 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.

The district was officially known as Springfield until it was renamed Elliott Heads on 1 November 1967 by the Queensland Place Names Board.

The river in turn takes its name from Gilbert Eliott (1796-1871) (note spelling) public servant, pastoralist and politician, Speaker of Queensland Legislative Assembly 1860–70, Member for Wide Bay 1860–70.

[6] The land for the school was donated by Mr Breusch who had named his first property Airy Park after Peter Airey, a Labor politician.

Airy Park State School, 1917
Aerial view of Elliott Heads State School, 1973
Aerial view of Elliott Heads State School, 2022
B Block, Elliott Heads State School, 1994