Mount Gardiner, Queensland
Suburb of Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Mount Gardiner is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 19 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 22.9755°S 149.5102°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 592.1 km2 (228.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 19 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0321/km2 (0.0831/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4705 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Mount Gardiner has the following mountains:
- Crows Nest (22.8618°S 149.5422°E)[3]
- Mount Benmore (23.0195°S 149.5783°E) 265 metres (869 ft)[3][4]
- Mount Gardiner (22.9862°S 149.5419°E)[3][5]
- Mount Mckenzie (22.8617°S 149.4402°E) 312 metres (1,024 ft)[3][6]
The Marlborough–Sarina Road runs through the north of the locality.[7]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 34 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 19 people.[1]
Economy
Despite the name, Clarke Creek Wind Farm is on Malborough Road in Mount Gardiner (22.85045°S 149.45328°E).[10] As at February 2025, 72 out of 100 turbines are complete with testing showing that 16 wind turbines operating simultaneously can deliver a total capacity of 70MW.[11]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Gardiner. The nearest government primary schools are Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough to the north-east and Clarke Creek State School in neighbouring Clarke Creek to the north-west.[12]
There are no secondary schools nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the alternatives.[12]
