Basalt, Queensland
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.
The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.
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).
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.
In the 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 people.
In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.
Heritage listings
There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:
- Lolworth Creek Battery
- Bluff Downs Station: Hann Family Grave
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.
For students in the rest of the locality, there are no nearby schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Basalt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Basalt – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 47632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Basalt (Map). OpenStreetMap. 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Basalt (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Basalt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Lolworth Creek Battery (entry 601849)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Hann Family Grave (entry 601789)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
