Min Min, Queensland

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Min Min
Queensland
Site of the Min Min Hotel, famous for its connection with the Min Min lights, Min Min, 2019.jpg
Site of the Min Min Hotel, famous for its connection with the Min Min lights, 2019
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Min Min
Coordinates 22°54′59″S140°39′23″E / 22.9165°S 140.6564°E / -22.9165; 140.6564
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.00000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4829
Area3,721.3 km2 (1,436.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Boulia
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Min Min:
Warenda Warenda Warburton
Wills Min Min Middleton
Wills Diamantina Lakes Middleton

Min Min is an uninhabited outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia. [2] The locality is most notable for the Min Min light, an unexplained aerial phenomenon reported throughout Australia's outback that was first observed by Europeans at Min Min (the phenomenon was known to Indigenous people prior to European settlement). The settlement is now a ghost town. In the 2021 census, Min Min had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

Min Min is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin, [3] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre. [4]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

The town is most famous for being the source for the name of the aerial phenomenon the Min Min light. One of the earliest recorded European encounters with the light comes from a stockman who lived in Min Min in 1918. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Min Min had "no people or a very low population". [6]

In the 2021 census, Min Min had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Education

There are no schools in Min Min. The nearest primary school is in Boulia. [3] The nearest secondary schools are in Mount Isa and Winton and are too far for a daily commute. [3] The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities. [7] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Min Min (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Min Min – locality in Shire of Boulia (entry 42343)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ↑ FitzSimons, Trish (2010). "Channel Country". Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Hayman, John (1 February 2004). "The Min Min Light". henrythornton.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Min Min (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College . 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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