Mount Gardiner, Queensland

Mount Gardiner
Suburb
Mount Gardiner
Coordinates: 22°58′32″S149°30′37″E / 22.9755°S 149.5102°E / -22.9755; 149.5102 (Mount Gardiner (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Livingstone Shire
Location	54.7 km (34.0 mi) WSW of Marlborough 160 km (99 mi) NW of Rockhampton 182 km (113 mi) W of Yeppoon 778 km (483 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorate	Mirani
•  Federal division	Capricornia
Area
• Total	592.1 km2 (228.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0321/km2 (0.0831/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4705
Suburbs around Mount Gardiner Clarke Creek Ogmore Marlborough Mackenzie Mount Gardiner Marlborough Mackenzie Mackenzie Marlborough

Mount Gardiner is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 19 people. ^[1]

Geography

Mount Gardiner has the following mountains:

• Crows Nest ( 22°51′42″S149°32′32″E / 22.8618°S 149.5422°E / -22.8618; 149.5422 (Crows Nest) ) ^[3]
• Mount Benmore ( 23°01′10″S149°34′42″E / 23.0195°S 149.5783°E / -23.0195; 149.5783 (Mount Benmore) ) 265 metres (869 ft) ^{[3] [4]}
• Mount Gardiner ( 22°59′10″S149°32′31″E / 22.9862°S 149.5419°E / -22.9862; 149.5419 (Mount Gardiner) ) ^{[3] [5]}
• Mount Mckenzie ( 22°51′42″S149°26′25″E / 22.8617°S 149.4402°E / -22.8617; 149.4402 (Mount Mckenzie) ) 312 metres (1,024 ft) ^{[3] [6]}

The Marlborough–Sarina Road runs through the north of the locality. ^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 34 people. ^[8]

In the 2021 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 19 people. ^[1]

Economy

Despite the name, Clarke Creek Wind Farm is on Malborough Road in Mount Gardiner ( 22°51′02″S149°27′12″E / 22.85045°S 149.45328°E / -22.85045; 149.45328 (Clarke Creek Wind Farm) ). ^[9] As at February 2025, 72 out of 100 turbines are complete with testing showing that 16 wind turbines operating simultaneously can deliver a total capacity of 70MW. ^[10] Massive ground disturbance seen on satellite. https://eos.com/landviewer/?utm_source=Email&lat=-22.27164&lng=149.65698&z=10&id=S2A_tile_20251008_55KGR_1&b=NIR,Red,Green&anti=true&processing=L2A]

Clarke Creek WInd Turbine Industrial Complex

Education

There are no schools in Mount Gardiner. The nearest government primary schools are Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough to the north-east and Clarke Creek State School in neighbouring Clarke Creek to the north-west. ^[11]

There are no secondary schools nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the alternatives. ^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Gardiner (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Mount Gardiner – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48782)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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.
4. "Mount Benmore – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 2315)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Mount Gardiner – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 13443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Mount Mckenzie – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 21409)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Mount Gardiner, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Gardiner (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
9. "Clarke Creek Wind Farm" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
10. "Clarke CreekWind Farm: Project update" (PDF). Squadron Energy . February 2025. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
11. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 January 2021.