Garfield, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°15′30″S 145°58′29″E / 23.2583°S 145.9747°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,850.5 km2 (1,100.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 37 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01298/km2 (0.0336/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4728 | ||||||||||||
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Garfield is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Garfield had a population of 37 people.[1]
On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Garfield was mostly incorporated into Jericho, except for the western corner which was incorporated into Aramac.[3][4][5]
The Capricorn Highway and, immediately south, the Central Western railway line form the southern boundary of the locality.[6]
The Great Dividing Range passes through the north-east of the locality.[6]
The Alice River flows through the locality entering from the north-east (Dunrobin) and exiting to the south-west (Grant). It is part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.[6]
