| Gilbert River Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Gilbert River | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°15′21″S142°45′11″E / 18.2559°S 142.7530°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01341/km2 (0.0347/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,385.4 km2 (921.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Etheridge | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Gilbert River is a rural locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Gilbert River had a population of 32 people. [1]
The locality is roughly bounded to the south by the Gregory Range ( 18°29′15″S142°38′36″E / 18.4876°S 142.6433°E ) which extends into neighbouring Croydon, Esmeralda and Northhead and beyond. [3]
Gilbert River has the following mountains:
The western part of the locality is a protected area being within the Littleton National Park and the Littleton Resources Reserve. [6] The remainder of the land is used for grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of pasture around the Gilbert River. [3]
The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through the south-western corner. [7]
Jangga, also known as Yangga, is a language of Central Queensland. The Jangga language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Etheridge Shire Council. [8]
The locality takes its name from the Gilbert River which flows through the locality. [9]
Gilbert River Provisional School opened on 8 May 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Gilbert River State School. It closed in 1923. It reopened in 1954 and then closed in 1961. [10]
In the 2016 census Gilbert River had a population of 38 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Gilbert River had a population of 32 people. [1]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: [12]
Littleton Airstrip (also known as Inorunie) is an airstrip just inside the national park and immediately south of the Inorunie homestead ( 18°12′49″S142°39′19″E / 18.2137°S 142.6554°E ). [13]
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 30 January 2020.