Mantuan Downs, Queensland
| Mantuan Downs Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mantuan Downs | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°32′50″S 146°57′53″E / 24.5472°S 146.9647°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 23 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00953/km2 (0.0247/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4722 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,412.6 km2 (931.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Mantuan Downs is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mantuan Downs had a population of 23 people.[1]
Geography
The Claude River rises in the north-west of the locality (24°25′16″S 146°40′41″E / 24.4211°S 146.6781°E) and flows in an easterly direction. The Nogoa River enters the locality from Carnarvon Park to the south (24°47′11″S 147°12′48″E / 24.7865°S 147.2134°E) and flows in a northeasterly direction, briefly forming part of the locality's eastern boundary before its confluence with its tributary the Claude River on the locality's boundary (24°24′32″S 147°18′22″E / 24.4090°S 147.3060°E), after which the Nogoa River exits to Nandowrie to the east.[3]
The locality has the following ranges:
- Drummond Range (24°25′06″S 146°45′31″E / 24.4184°S 146.7585°E)[4]
- Great Dividing Range (24°27′28″S 146°37′12″E / 24.4579°S 146.62009°E)[4]
and the following mountains and valleys:
- Mount Caroline (24°43′54″S 147°14′58″E / 24.7316°S 147.2495°E) 565 metres (1,854 ft)[5][6][7]
- Mount Vexation (24°41′47″S 147°15′02″E / 24.6963°S 147.2506°E) 601 metres (1,972 ft)[5][8][9]
- Yarra Gorge (24°46′28″S 147°14′39″E / 24.7744°S 147.2442°E)[5][10]
The Dawson Developmental Road enters the locality from Nandowrie in the east and continues west, exiting to Windeyer in the west.[3]
History
The locality presumably takes its name from the Mantuan Downs pastoral property established by Thomas Mitchell.[11] Mitchell explored and named the area in July 1846.[12]
In January 2020 the North Australian Pastoral Company announced that it was purchasing the large-scale cattle breeding and finishing property named Mantuan Downs. The 134,000-hectare (330,000-acre) property consists of two pastoral leases, known as Mantuan Downs and Castlevale, as well as the freehold Semper Idem.[13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, Mantuan Downs had a population of 23 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[15]
- Albeni (24°34′43″S 147°04′20″E / 24.5787°S 147.0723°E)
- Beaucamp (24°28′54″S 147°15′08″E / 24.4816°S 147.2522°E)
- Castlevale (24°29′33″S 146°52′01″E / 24.4924°S 146.8669°E)
- Cungelella (24°40′59″S 147°10′42″E / 24.6831°S 147.1782°E)
- Goodliffe (24°38′50″S 147°02′44″E / 24.6472°S 147.0455°E)
- Mantuan Downs (24°24′46″S 147°14′48″E / 24.4128°S 147.2466°E)
- Mount Vexation (24°41′18″S 147°11′52″E / 24.6882°S 147.1978°E)
- Semper Idem (24°26′58″S 147°12′54″E / 24.4495°S 147.2151°E)
Transport
There are a number of airstrips in the locality:
- Castlevale airstrip #1 (24°34′29″S 147°04′56″E / 24.5746°S 147.0823°E)[16]
- Castlevale airstrip #2 (24°28′13″S 146°57′13″E / 24.4703°S 146.9536°E)[16]
- Goodliffe airstrip (24°38′50″S 147°02′28″E / 24.6472°S 147.0411°E)[16]
- Mantuan Downs airstrip (24°24′38″S 147°14′44″E / 24.4105°S 147.2456°E)[16]
- Yandaburra airstrip (24°42′12″S 147°10′50″E / 24.7034°S 147.1806°E)[16]
Education
There are no schools in Mantuan Downs. The nearest primary school is Tresswell State School in Nandowrie,[3] but it has been closed temporarily since February 2020,[17] and there are no other nearby primary schools. There are no nearby secondary schools.[3] The options for education are distance learning and boarding schools.
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mantuan Downs (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mantuan Downs – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46964)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Caroline – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 6316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Caroline – mountain in Central Highlands Regional (entry 6316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Mount Vexation – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 35996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Vexation – mountain in Central Highlands Regional (entry 35996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Yarra Gorge – gorge in Central Highlands Regional (entry 38502)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "A Tour in Queensland". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XII, no. 401. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1875. p. 20. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The History of Australian Exploration by Ernest Favenc". gutenberg.net.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "NAPCo confirms purchase of Clark & Tait's Mantuan Downs + VIDEO". Beef Central. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mantuan Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Tresswell State School". Tresswell State School. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
