Basalt, Queensland

Suburb of Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
19°44′26″S 145°15′14″E / 19.7405°S 145.2538°E / -19.7405; 145.2538Population215 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.01535/km2 (0.03976/sq mi)Postcode(s)4820Area14,006.3 km2 (5,407.9 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 95.6 km (59 mi) NW of Charters Towers
  • 142 km (88 mi) WSW of Townsville
  • 1,404 km (872 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Charters Towers RegionState electorate(s)TraegerFederal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Basalt:
Lyndhurst Greenvale
Valley of Lagoons		 Paluma
Porcupine Basalt Dotswood
Pentland Homestead
Campaspe		 Breddan
Southern Cross
Black Jack

Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1]

Geography

In the north and west lies the Clarke River. The Burdekin River drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. The Great Basalt Wall National Park is in the south-west of the locality in two sections.[3]

The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.[4]

The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned (19°14′07″S 145°39′26″E / 19.2354°S 145.6572°E / -19.2354; 145.6572 (Tulay railway station)).[5]

Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.[6]

In the 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1]

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:

Education

There are no schools in Basalt. For students living in the south-east of locality, the nearest government primary schools are Richmond Hill State School in the suburb of Richmond Hill in Charters Towers to the south-east, Charters Towers Central State School in the Charters Towers CBD to the south-east, and Homestead State School in Homestead, also to the south-east. For students in the south-east of the locality, the nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in the Charters Towers CBD.[10]

For students in the rest of the locality, there are no nearby schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Basalt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Basalt – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ Basalt (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Basalt (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Basalt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Lolworth Creek Battery (entry 601849)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Hann Family Grave (entry 601789)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.