| Carrington Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Carrington | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°17′50″S145°27′08″E / 17.2972°S 145.4522°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 190 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 17.3/km2 (44.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4883 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Carrington is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Carrington had a population of 190 people. [1]
The town was originally named Scrubby Creek. However, in 1883 it was renamed Carrington after the police magistrate at Herberton. The first town survey was in 1884. [2]
Carrington Provisional School opened on 6 July 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Carrington State School. It closed in 1937. [3]
In the 2016 census, Carrington had a population of 190 people. [1]
The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south. [4]
The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau, which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. It has very deep, rich basaltic soils and the main industry is agriculture. The principal river flowing across the plateau is the Barron River, which was dammed to form the irrigation reservoir named Lake Tinaroo.
Atherton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Atherton had a population of 7,331 people.
Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Herberton had a population of 855 people.
Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tinaroo had a population of 293 people.
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Wongabel is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Wongabel had a population of 221 people.
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Atherton–Herberton–Longlands Gap Road is a continuous 33.5-kilometre (20.8 mi) road route in the Tablelands local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has two official names, Atherton–Herberton Road and Longlands Gap–Herberton Road. The entire route is signed as part of State Route 52. Both parts are state-controlled district roads, numbered 663 and 665, and the entire road is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
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