Mulgrave, Queensland

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Mulgrave
Queensland
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Mulgrave
Coordinates 19°57′16″S147°02′02″E / 19.9544°S 147.0338°E / -19.9544; 147.0338 (Mulgrave (centre of locality))
Population19 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4807
Area819.8 km2 (316.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Mulgrave:
Ravenswood Upper Haughton Clare
Ravenswood Mulgrave Kirknie
Millaroo
Ravenswood Swans Lagoon Swans Lagoon

Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people. [3]

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Geography

Although the Shire of Burdekin is mostly lower-lying land used for growing sugarcane, Mulgrave in the south-west of the shire has more mountainous terrain, with a number of named peaks and gorges (from north to south):

There is some crop growing (including sugarcane) in the lower north-eastern part of the locality, but otherwise the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [10]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mulgrave had a population of 21 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Mulgrave. The nearest government primary schools are Clare State School in neighbouring Clare to the north-east and Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the north-east. However, it is too distant from much of the locality for a daily commute and the options are distance education and boarding school. [12]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mulgrave (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Mulgrave – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mulgrave (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
  5. "Woodhouse Mountain – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 37978)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Bunkers Hill – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 5291)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Mount Dalrymple – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 9251)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Mount Benjonney – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 2310)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. "Blue Mountain – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 3273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgrave (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2023.