Mulgrave, Queensland

Mulgrave Queensland
View from Mount Dalrymple, 2011
Mulgrave
Coordinates	19.9544°S 147.0338°E / -19.9544; 147.0338 (Mulgrave (centre of locality))
Population	19 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0232/km^2 (0.0600/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4807
Area	819.8 km^2 (316.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	76.3 km (47 mi) SW of Home Hill 78.3 km (49 mi) SW of Ayr 126 km (78 mi) S of Townsville 1,342 km (834 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Mulgrave: Ravenswood Upper Haughton Clare Ravenswood Mulgrave Kirknie Millaroo Ravenswood Swans Lagoon Swans Lagoon

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]

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 / -19.8376; 147.1312 (Woodhouse Mountain)) 155 metres (509 ft)[3][4]

• Bunkers Hill (19.9300°S 146.9343°E / -19.9300; 146.9343 (Bunkers Hill)) 430 metres (1,410 ft)[3][5]
• Nanny Goat Gorge (19.9336°S 146.9163°E / -19.9336; 146.9163 (Nanny Goat Gorge))[3]
• Mount Dalrymple (19.9379°S 147.1683°E / -19.9379; 147.1683 (Mount Dalrymple)) 580 metres (1,900 ft)[3][6]
• Bird Gorge (19.9611°S 146.9260°E / -19.9611; 146.9260 (Bird Gorge))[3]
• Mount Benjonney (19.9659°S 147.0806°E / -19.9659; 147.0806 (Mount Benjonney)) 442 metres (1,450 ft)[3][7]
• Blue Mountain (20.0062°S 146.9132°E / -20.0062; 146.9132 (Blue Mountain)) 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]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mulgrave (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Mulgrave – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
3. "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.
4. "Woodhouse Mountain – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 37978)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Bunkers Hill – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 5291)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Mount Dalrymple – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 9251)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Mount Benjonney – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 2310)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Blue Mountain – mountain in Burdekin Shire (entry 3273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgrave (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2023.