Stonelands
Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
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Stonelands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Stonelands had a population of 34 people.[1]
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Stockman at Stonelands, circa 1920 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 26.0483°S 151.7038°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 167.6 km2 (64.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 34 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2029/km2 (0.525/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4612 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east and east by Barambah Creek, which is a tributary of the Burnett River, and to the south-west by Gayndah Hivesville Road.[3]
Beninfi State Forest is in the north-west of the locality and Woroon State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality extending into neighbouring Wigton.[3]
Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing and plantation forestry.[3]
History
Stonelands State School opened on 25 January 1932 and closed on 31 March 1967.[4] It was at 983 Stonelands Road (26.0826°S 151.7140°E). It was immediately west of the homestead of Stonelands pastoral station (26.0831°S 151.7199°E).[5][6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Stonelands had a population of 51 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Stonelands had a population of 34 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Stonelands. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera to the north-east, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the east, and Proston State School in Proston to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10), Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the north.[3]
Facilities
Despite the name, Abbeywood Rural Fire Station is at 6461 Gayndah Hivesville Road in Stonelands (26.1200°S 151.6614°E); the Gayndah Hivesville Road is the border between the localities of Stonelands and Abbeywood.[8]
