Rosella, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 21°14′33″S 149°08′43″E / 21.2425°S 149.1452°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 78 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.18/km2 (23.77/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4740 | ||||||||||||
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Rosella is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rosella had a population of 78 people.[1]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Chelona) and exits to north (Bakers Creek).[3] The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Chelona) and exits to the north-west (Bakers Creek) with Rosella railway station serving the locality (21°14′24″S 149°08′21″E / 21.2399°S 149.1391°E).[4]
The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane.[5] There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.[4][6]
