Ambrose, Queensland

Ambrose Queensland
Ambrose State School
Ambrose
Coordinates	23°48′S 150°53′E / 23.800°S 150.883°E / -23.800; 150.883Coordinates: 23°48′S 150°53′E / 23.800°S 150.883°E / -23.800; 150.883
Population	545 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4695
Location	35 km (22 mi) west of Gladstone
LGA(s)	Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)	Gladstone
Federal Division(s)	Flynn
Localities around Ambrose: Raglan Darts Creek Mount Larcom Raglan Ambrose Machine Creek Raglan Bracewell Bracewell

Ambrose is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the Bruce Highway. In the 2011 census, Ambrose had a population of 545 people.

The town is named after Henry Gilbert Ambrose (1876—1950), an early settler in the area.

Ambrose Provisional School opened in December 1913 with 12 students, becoming a State School on 1 December 1914. It celebrates its centenary in 2014.

Ambrose Post Office opened on 1 November 1915 (a receiving office had been open since 1910) and closed in 1977.

The Bruce Highway and railway pass through the northern part of the locality; the town centre is close to both. Most of the land is in the locality is used for grazing cattle.

Ambrose State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 39 Gentle Annie Road (23°47′13″S 150°55′19″E / 23.78690°S 150.92204°E / -23.78690; 150.92204). In 2013, the school had an enrolment of 106 students with 6 teachers.