Eaglefield, Queensland

Eaglefield
Eaglefield; Queensland
	Eaglefield
Coordinates	21°28′09″S147°47′20″E / 21.4691°S 147.7888°E Coordinates: 21°28′09″S147°47′20″E / 21.4691°S 147.7888°E
Population	0 (2016 census) [1]
• Density
Postcode(s)	4742
Area	578.9 km2 (223.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Isaac Region
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Eaglefield:

Last updated September 20, 2019

Eaglefield is a locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Eaglefield had a population of 0 people.^[1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Geography

The Suttor River forms the western boundary of the locality. The Suttor Developmental Road passes through the locality from east to west crossing the Suttor River on the western boundary. The Goonyella – Abbot Point line (GAP railway line) passes through the locality from north to south to the North Goonyella coal mine in neighbouring Moranbah.^[3]

The Suttor River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The Belyando River is its main tributary. The river has its origins in the Leichhardt Range, north west of Glenden. It flows into Lake Dalrymple, becoming a tributary of the Burdekin River.

The Suttor Developmental Road is a highway in the east of the Australian state of Queensland. It runs in SE-NW direction and has a length of 167 km. It connects the Peak Downs Highway with the Bowen Developmental Road. It is signed as State Route 11.

The North Goonyella Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Bowen Basin at Moranbah in Central Queensland, Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 175 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 2 million tonnes of coal. 2.6 million tonnes of coal were produced in 2012.

The land is a mixture of freehold and leasehold and mostly has been cleared for low density cattle grazing; however, mining activities have been proposed for the locality.^[4]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eaglefield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Eaglefield - locality in Isaac Region (entry 47013)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 April 2019.
↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 August 2017.
↑ "Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Assessment Report under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 : Eaglefield Expansion Project Peabody (Bowen) Coal Pty Limited" (PDF). Department of Heritage and Environment Protection. Queensland Government. October 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eaglefield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Eaglefield - locality in Isaac Region (entry 47013)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[3] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[4] "Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Assessment Report under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 : Eaglefield Expansion Project Peabody (Bowen) Coal Pty Limited" (PDF). Department of Heritage and Environment Protection. Queensland Government. October 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.