Upper Stone, Queensland
Upper Stone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 18°47′47″S 145°57′58″E / 18.79639°S 145.96611°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 111 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.3425/km2 (0.887/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 324.1 km2 (125.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Stone is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Stone had a population of 111 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]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 (18°44′54″S 145°57′04″E / 18.7483°S 145.9511°E).[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census Upper Stone had a population of 87 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Upper Stone had a population of 111 people.[1]
Community groups
[edit]The Upper Stone branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 19 Stoneleigh Road.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Stone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Upper Stone – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 35845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Stoneleigh – locality unbounded in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 32504)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Stone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.