Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1]
| Basalt Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Basalt | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°44′26″S 145°15′14″E / 19.7405°S 145.2538°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 215 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01535/km2 (0.03976/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14,006.3 km2 (5,407.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editIn the north and west lies the Clarke River. The Burdekin River drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. The Great Basalt Wall National Park is in the south-west of the locality in two sections.[3]
The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.[4]
The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned (19°14′07″S 145°39′26″E / 19.2354°S 145.6572°E).[5]
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.[6]
In the 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1]
Heritage listings
editThere are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:
- Lolworth Creek Battery[8]
- Bluff Downs Station: Hann Family Grave[9]
Education
editThere are no schools in Basalt. For students living in the south-east of locality, the nearest government primary schools are Richmond Hill State School in the suburb of Richmond Hill in Charters Towers to the south-east, Charters Towers Central State School in the Charters Towers CBD to the south-east, and Homestead State School in Homestead, also to the south-east. For students in the south-east of the locality, the nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in the Charters Towers CBD.[10]
For students in the rest of the locality, there are no nearby schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Basalt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Basalt – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Basalt (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Basalt (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Basalt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Lolworth Creek Battery (entry 601849)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Hann Family Grave (entry 601789)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
