Gemini Mountains Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Castor and Pollux, the Gemini Mountains | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°26′21″S 147°52′20″E / 22.4391°S 147.8722°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 65 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.1167/km (0.3024/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4721 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 556.8 km (215.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Gemini Mountains is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Gemini Mountains had a population of 65 people.
The Goonyella railway line forms most of the western boundary of the locality, with Mount McLaren railway station serving Graincorp's grain handling facility (22°20′50″S 147°45′21″E / 22.3472°S 147.7558°E).
One of the four segments of the Peak Range National Park is in the south of the locality.
The locality contains the following mountains:
The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.
The locality takes its name from the mountain range Gemini Mountains (22°28′00″S 147°53′00″E / 22.4666°S 147.8833°E), which consists of two volcanic peaks, Mount Castor and Mount Pollux. Castor and Pollux were the Gemini twins in Greek and Roman mythology.
In the 2016 census, Gemini Mountains had a population of 51 people.
In the 2021 census, Gemini Mountains had a population of 65 people.
There are no schools in Gemini Mountains. The nearest government primary schools are:
The nearest government secondary schools are: