Carstairs, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 19°39′02″S 147°27′09″E / 19.6505°S 147.4525°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 91 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.528/km2 (6.55/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4806 | ||||||||||||
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Carstairs is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Carstairs had a population of 91 people.[1]
The Burdekin River forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality.[3] The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane which is processed at the Inkerman Sugar Mill in neighbouring Home Hill.[4]
The mill operates a cane tramway network to transport the sugarcane to the mill.[4]
History
The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2]
