Alabama Hill, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°05′00″S 146°14′52″E / 20.0833°S 146.2477°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Charters Towers | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 103 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 129/km2 (333/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4820 | ||||||||||||
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Alabama Hill is a suburb of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Alabama Hill had a population of 103 people.[1]
Alabama Hill lies to the south-west of the centre of Charters Towers. The land use is a mixture of suburban housing, rural residential housing, and grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The gold rush in Charters Towers resulted in the establishment of the Alabama gold mine in 1885 (20°05′03″S 146°14′53″E / 20.0842°S 146.2480°E).[4][5][6]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Alabama Hill had a population of 103 people.[7]
In the 2016 census, Alabama Hill had a population of 121 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Alabama Hill had a population of 103 people.[1]
