Agnes Water

Agnes Water is a coastal town and a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

Agnes Water is a coastal town and a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Agnes Water had a population of 2,210 people.

Prior to European settlement Agnes Water was home to the Meerooni tribe who form the southern part of the Gurang nation.

The town of Agnes Water takes its name from pastoral holding first leased by Daniel Clowes in 1883, which he named after the coastal schooner Agnes, which was lost at sea in the area. The schooner left Bustard Head on 15 June 1873, en route from Mackay to Brisbane.

Daniel Clowes remained there until his death in 1891. The gravestones of Clowes and his wife are near the present township.

There was saw milling in the locality in the 1890s and the wide beach was a popular venue, particularly as buggies could be driven onto the beach. It became a holiday destination, and weekend residences were built, notably on Round Hill where the Town of 1770 was officially named in 1936. However, the town was regarded as somewhat remote, and it was not until the road into the town was completely sealed in the mid 1990s that development really took off.

Agnes Water State School was opened on 29 January 1990 and the Agnes Tavern in 1993.The current Agnes Water Public Library opened in 2011 and had a minor refurbishment in 2016.In 2011 census, the population of Agnes Water was 1,814.Discovery Christian College opened in 2015.Goora Gan Steiner School opened in January 2017.In 2018 Agnes Water became the first cryptocurrency town. Shops, hotels accept cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and NEM.