Mantuan Downs, Queensland

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Mantuan Downs
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Mantuan Downs
Coordinates 24°32′50″S146°57′53″E / 24.5472°S 146.9647°E / -24.5472; 146.9647 (Mantuan Downs (centre of locality))
Population31 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.01285/km2 (0.0333/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4722
Area2,412.6 km2 (931.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Mantuan Downs:
Alpha Alpha Lochington
Windeyer Mantuan Downs Nandowrie
Caldervale Carnarvon Park Buckland

Mantuan Downs is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

Claude River rises in the north-west of the locality ( 24°25′16″S146°40′41″E / 24.4211°S 146.6781°E / -24.4211; 146.6781 (Claude River (source)) ) and flows in an easterly direction. The Nogao River enters the locality from Carnarvon Park to the south ( 24°47′11″S147°12′48″E / 24.7865°S 147.2134°E / -24.7865; 147.2134 (Nogoa River (enters)) ) and flows north-eastly briefly forming part of the locality's eastern boundary before its confluence with the Claude River (its tributary) on the boundary ( 24°24′32″S147°18′22″E / 24.4090°S 147.3060°E / -24.4090; 147.3060 (confluence of Claude and Nogoa Rivers) ), after which the Nogoa River exits to Nandowrie to the east. [3]

The locality has the following ranges:

and the following mountains and valleys:

The Dawson Developmental Road enters the locality from Nandowrie in the east and continues west, exiting to Windeyer in the west. [3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Mantuan Downs pastoral property established by Thomas Mitchell. [11] Mitchell explored and named the area in July 1846. [12]

In the 2016 census Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people. [1]

In January 2020 the North Australian Pastoral Company announced it was purchasing Mantuan Downs, a large-scale cattle breeding and finishing property in Central Queensland. The 134,000-hectare (330,000-acre) property consists of two pastoral leases, known as Mantuan Downs and Castlevale as well as the freehold Semper Idem. [13]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: [14]

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality:

Education

There are no schools in Mantuan Downs. The nearest primary school is Tresswell State School in Nandowrie, [3] but it has been temporarily closed since 1 February 2020. [16] There are no other nearby primary schools. There are no nearby secondary schools. [3] The options are distance education and boarding schools.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mantuan Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mantuan Downs – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46964)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mount Caroline – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 6316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mount Caroline – mountain in Central Highlands Regional (entry 6316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mount Vexation – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 35996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mount Vexation – mountain in Central Highlands Regional (entry 35996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Yarra Gorge – gorge in Central Highlands Regional (entry 38502)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "A Tour in Queensland". Australian Town and Country Journal . XII (401). New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1875. p. 20. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "The History of Australian Exploration by Ernest Favenc". gutenberg.net.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "NAPCo confirms purchase of Clark & Tait's Mantuan Downs + VIDEO". Beef Central. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Tresswell State School". Tresswell State School. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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