Mulgrave, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia
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Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 19.9544°S 147.0338°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 819.8 km2 (316.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 19 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0232/km2 (0.0600/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4807 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Although the Shire of Burdekin is mostly lower-lying land used for growing sugarcane, Mulgrave in the south-west of the shire has more mountainous terrain, with a number of named peaks and gorges (from north to south):
- Woodhouse Mountain (19.8376°S 147.1312°E) 155 metres (509 ft)[3][4]
- Bunkers Hill (19.9300°S 146.9343°E) 430 metres (1,410 ft)[3][5]
- Nanny Goat Gorge (19.9336°S 146.9163°E)[3]
- Mount Dalrymple (19.9379°S 147.1683°E) 580 metres (1,900 ft)[3][6]
- Bird Gorge (19.9611°S 146.9260°E)[3]
- Mount Benjonney (19.9659°S 147.0806°E) 442 metres (1,450 ft)[3][7]
- Blue Mountain (20.0062°S 146.9132°E) 616 metres (2,021 ft)[3][8]
There is some crop growing (including sugarcane) in the lower north-eastern part of the locality, but otherwise the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[9]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mulgrave had a population of 21 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Mulgrave. The nearest government primary schools are Clare State School in neighbouring Clare to the north-east and Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the north-east. However, it is too distant from much of the locality for a daily commute and the options are distance education and boarding school.[11]
