Basalt, Queensland

Suburb of Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Basalt
Queensland

Basalt

Coordinates| 19°44′26″S 145°15′14″E﻿ / ﻿19.7405°S 145.2538°E﻿ / -19.7405; 145.2538
Population| 215 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 0.01535/km2 (0.03976/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4820
Area| 14,006.3 km2 (5,407.9 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (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 Region
State electorate(s)| Traeger
Federal 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

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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

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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

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

* Lolworth Creek Battery[8]
* Bluff Downs Station: Hann Family Grave[9]

## Education

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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

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Basalt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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.
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Basalt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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.

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Towns, suburbs and localities in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland

* Alabama Hill
* Basalt
* Black Jack
* Breddan
* Broughton
* Campaspe
* Charters Towers
* Charters Towers City
* Columbia
* Dotswood
* Grand Secret
* Greenvale
* Hervey Range
* Homestead
* Llanarth
* Millchester
* Mingela
* Mosman Park
* Paluma
* Pentland
* Queenton
* Ravenswood
* Reid River
* Richmond Hill
* Sellheim
* Seventy Mile
* Southern Cross
* Toll
* Towers Hill
* Valley of Lagoons

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