Marshlands, Queensland

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Marshlands
Queensland
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Marshlands
Coordinates 26°09′14″S151°45′26″E / 26.1538°S 151.7572°E / -26.1538; 151.7572 (Marshlands (centre of locality))
Population23 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.217/km2 (3.15/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4611
Area18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Marshlands:
Wooroonden Wooroonden Silverleaf
Stonelands Marshlands Silverleaf
Kawl Kawl Mondure Mondure

Marshlands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Marshlands had a population of 23 people. [1]

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Geography

Barambah Creek enters the locality from the south-east (Mondure / Silverleaf) and forms the north-eastern and northern boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north-west (Stonelands / Wooroonden). It is ultimately a tributary of the Burnett River. [3]

The Marshlands rural property is in the south of the locality. [4]

The land use is a mixture of crop-growing and grazing on native vegetation. [4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Marshlands had a population of 14 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Marshlands had a population of 23 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Marshlands. The nearest government schools are Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the north-east and Wheatlands State School in Wheatlands to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the west and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marshlands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Marshlands – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46241)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Property names". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marshlands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2025.