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; 145.2538Population190 (2016 census)[1] • Density0.0136/km2 (0.0351/sq mi)Postcode(s)4820Area14,006.3 km2 (5,407.9 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 41 km (25 mi) N of Charters Towers
  • 176 km (109 mi) SW of Townsville
  • 1,394 km (866 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 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 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. In the south west is the Great Basalt Wall National Park.

The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.[3]

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)).[4]

History

In the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.[5]

In the 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Basalt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Basalt – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ Basalt (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Basalt (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Lolworth Creek Battery (entry 601849)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Hann Family Grave (entry 601789)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.