Upper Stone, Queensland

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Upper Stone
Queensland
Upper Stone is located in Queensland
Upper Stone
Upper Stone
Coordinates18°47′47″S 145°57′58″E / 18.7965°S 145.9661°E / -18.7965; 145.9661 (Upper Stone (centre of locality))Coordinates: 18°47′47″S 145°57′58″E / 18.7965°S 145.9661°E / -18.7965; 145.9661 (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 zoneAEST (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]

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 (

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18°44′54″S 145°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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Stone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  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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