Gordonstone, Queensland

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Gordonstone
Queensland
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Gordonstone
Coordinates 23°18′55″S148°07′58″E / 23.3152°S 148.1327°E / -23.3152; 148.1327 (Gordonstone (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 23°18′55″S148°07′58″E / 23.3152°S 148.1327°E / -23.3152; 148.1327 (Gordonstone (centre of locality))
Population32 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.1224/km2 (0.317/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4702
Area261.4 km2 (100.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Gordonstone:
Hibernia Chirnside Crinum
Fork Lagoons Gordonstone Crinum
Fork Lagoons Wyuna Wyuna

Gordonstone is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] At the 2021 census, Gordonstone had a population of 32 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is bounded by Theresa Creek to the west. [3]

The Gregory Highway enters the locality from the south (Wyuna) and exits to the north (Chirnside). The Central Western railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Fork Lagoons) and exits to the north-west (Hibernia / Chirnside). [3]

Pelican Lagoon is a waterhole in the west of the locality ( 23°17′00″S148°04′00″E / 23.2833°S 148.0666°E / -23.2833; 148.0666 (Pelican Lagoon) ). [4]

The land use is a mix of cropping and grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

The name Gordonstone comes from the name of the pastoral run name, named in 1859 by pastoralist Gordon Sandeman using his first name and a reference to the basalt strata underneath the run. [5] [6] [7]

In the 2016 census, Gordonstone had a population of 3 people. [8]

Education

There are no schools in Gordonstone. The nearest primary schools are Capella State School in Capella to the north and Emerald North State School in Emerald to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Gordonstone, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gordonstone – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46955)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pelican Lagoon – waterhole in Central Highlands Regional (entry 26340)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gordonstone – parish in Central Highlands Regional (entry 14393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXI, no. 2, 635. Queensland, Australia. 7 July 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 4 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "OUR HISTORY". Morning Bulletin . No. 27, 075. Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 4 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gordonstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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