| Basalt Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Basalt | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°44′26″S145°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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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]
In 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″S145°39′26″E / 19.2354°S 145.6572°E ). [5]
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]
In 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]
There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:
There 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]
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