Taunton, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°25′20″S 151°47′35″E / 24.4222°S 151.7930°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 57 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.501/km2 (1.297/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4674 | ||||||||||||
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Taunton is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Taunton had a population of 57 people.[1]
The locality is bounded to the east by Rocky Creek, to the south by Euleilah Creek, and to the south-west by Baffle Creek.[3]
The terrain ranges from elevations of 10 to 350 metres (33 to 1,148 ft) with one named peak, South Gwynne, in the south-west of the locality (24°27′46″S 151°45′31″E / 24.4629°S 151.7586°E) 265 metres (869 ft).[4][5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Taunton had a population of 69 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Taunton had a population of 57 people.[1]
