Basalt, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 19°44′26″S 145°15′14″E / 19.7405°S 145.2538°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 14,006.3 km2 (5,407.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 215 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01535/km2 (0.03976/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4820 | ||||||||||||
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Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1]
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.[3]
The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.[4]
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).[5]
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.[6]
In the 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1]
