Upper Stone, Queensland

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Upper Stone
Queensland
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Upper Stone
Coordinates 18°47′47″S145°57′58″E / 18.79639°S 145.96611°E / -18.79639; 145.96611 (Upper Stone (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 18°47′47″S145°57′58″E / 18.79639°S 145.96611°E / -18.79639; 145.96611 (Upper Stone (centre of locality))
Population87 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.2684/km2 (0.695/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4850
Area324.1 km2 (125.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Upper Stone:
Wallaman Peacock Siding
Lannercost
Wharps
Mount Fox Upper Stone Helens Hill
Paluma Paluma Yuruga

Upper Stone is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Upper Stone had a population of 87 people. [1]

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Geography

The north-western and western edge of the locality are within Girringun National Park which extends into neighbouring Lannercost, Wallaman and Mount Fox. [3]

Stoneleigh is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality ( 18°44′54″S145°57′04″E / 18.7483°S 145.9511°E / -18.7483; 145.9511 (Stoneleigh (neighbourhood)) ). [4]

History

In the 2016 census Upper Stone had a population of 87 people. [1]

Community groups

The Upper Stone branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 19 Stoneleigh Road. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Stone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Upper Stone – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 35845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stoneleigh – locality unbounded in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 32504)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association . Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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