Alberta, Queensland

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Alberta
Queensland
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Alberta
Coordinates 24°15′42″S149°45′56″E / 24.2616°S 149.7655°E / -24.2616; 149.7655 (Alberta (centre of locality))
Population36 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0934/km2 (0.242/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4702
Area385.4 km2 (148.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Banana
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Alberta:
Mimosa Barnard Kokotungo
Mimosa Alberta Baralaba
Roundstone Warnoah Moura

Alberta is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Alberta had a population of 36 people. [1]

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Geography

Part of the Dawson Range State Forest is in the north-west of the locality, used for commercial forestry. Apart from that, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south of the locality. [3]

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: [4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Alberta had a population of 69 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Alberta had a population of 36 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Alberta. The nearest government primary schools are Baralaba State School in neighbouring Baralaba to the east and Moura State School in neighbouring Moura to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Baralaba State School (to Year 10) and Moura State High School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Moura to the south-east. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alberta (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Alberta – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49532)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alberta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg