Breadalbane, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°26′30″S 148°36′43″E / 20.4416°S 148.6119°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 0–9 m (0–30 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 23 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.31/km2 (3.40/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4800 | ||||||||||||
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Breadalbane is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Breadalbane had a population of 23 people.[1]
Lethe Brook forms the south-western and south-eastern boundaries of the locality, entering from the south-west (the locality of Kelsey Creek) and exiting to the west (Glen Isla / Goorganga Plains).[3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-west (the locality of Kelsey Creek) and exits to the north-west (Proserpine / Glen Isla).[4]
The land is flat and low-lying, being 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft) above sea level.[3] The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and growing sugarcane.[5] There is a cane tramway passing through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.[4]
History
In 1894, George Augustus Henry Waite of the Breadalbane pastoral station offered up 500 acres (200 ha) of land suitable for growing sugarcane on a rent-free basis for three years to selectors who were willing to cultivate the land.[6] By doing so, he hoped to persuade the Queensland Government to support the establishment of a local sugar mill.[7][8][9]
