Mount Charlton, Queensland
| Mount Charlton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Charlton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°01′00″S 148°44′49″E / 21.0166°S 148.7469°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 150 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.24/km2 (3.20/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 121.3 km2 (46.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Charlton is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Charlton had a population of 150 people.[1]
Geography[]
There are two neighbourhoods in the locality:
- Camerons Pocket is a (20°57′00″S 148°44′00″E / 20.95°S 148.7333°E)[3]
- Kungurri (21°04′22″S 148°43′47″E / 21.0727°S 148.7297°E)[4]
The locality has the following mountains:
- Bluff Hill (21°02′45″S 148°46′00″E / 21.0459°S 148.7667°E) at 380 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level[5][6]
- Crazy Cat Mountain (20°58′33″S 148°42′48″E / 20.9759°S 148.7134°E) 377 metres (1,237 ft)[5][7]
- Mount Charlton (21°00′01″S 148°43′27″E / 21.0003°S 148.7241°E) 380 metres (1,250 ft)[5][8]
- The Pinnacle (21°02′14″S 148°45′08″E / 21.0373°S 148.7521°E)[5]
and the following passes:
- Camerons Gap (20°58′00″S 148°44′00″E / 20.9666°S 148.7333°E)[9]
- Kungurri Gap (21°04′22″S 148°43′47″E / 21.0729°S 148.7297°E)[5][10]
- St Helens Gap (20°59′56″S 148°42′19″E / 20.9988°S 148.7054°E)[5]
History[]
Mount Charlton State School opened on 4 March 1931.[11]
In the 2016 census Mount Charlton had a population of 150 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Charlton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mount Charlton – locality in Mackay Region (entry 50298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Camerons Pocket – locality unbounded in Mackay Regional (entry 5869)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Kungurri – locality unbounded in Mackay Regional (entry 18615)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ "Bluff Hill – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 3336)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Crazy Cat Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 8711)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Charlton – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 6931)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Camerons Gap – pass in Mackay Regional (entry 5868)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Kungurri Gap – pass in Mackay Regional (entry 18616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Categories:
- Mackay Region
- Localities in Queensland
- North Queensland geography stubs