Flinton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°53′36″S149°33′25″E / 27.8933°S 149.5569°E Coordinates: 27°53′36″S149°33′25″E / 27.8933°S 149.5569°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 42 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0738/km2 (0.1912/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 568.9 km2 (219.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Flinton is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, Flinton had a population of 42 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.
Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of 38,039 square kilometres (14,687 sq mi), which is approximately the same size as the country of Switzerland, although with a population at the last census of close to 33,000, it is over 235 times less densely populated.
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).
The Moonie River flows through Flinton from east (Westmar) to west (St George); the town of Flinton is located just to the north of the river. [4]
The Moonie River is a river in Shire of Balonne, Queensland and Walgett Shire, New South Wales, both in Australia. It is a perennial river of the Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin.
Westmar is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
St George is a town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Balonne. In the 2016 census, St George had a population of 2,395 people.
The Moonie Highway passes through Flinton from east (Westmar) to south-west. [4]
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne Highway. From Dalby, it continues north-east as the Bunya Highway.
The Ula Ula State Forest is in the southern part of Flinton. [4]
Flinton appears on a survey plan from 20 Sept 1916. [2]
Flinton Provisional School opened on 26 June 1929 and closed in 1935. [5]
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