Georgina, Queensland
Georgina Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Boulia Mount Isa Highway, Georgina, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°32′16″S 139°14′31″E / 22.5379°S 139.2420°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 21 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,553.6 km2 (1,758.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Boulia | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Georgina is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Georgina had a population of 21 people.[3]
Geography
Georgina is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin,[4] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[5]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]
The Boulia Mount Isa Highway enters the locality from the north (Buckingham) and exits to the south-east (Wills).[4]
History
In the 2016 census, Georgina had a population of 7 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Georgina had a population of 21 people.[3]
Education
There are no schools in Georgina. The nearest primary schools are in Boulia, Dajarra and Urandangi.[4] The nearest secondary schools are in Mount Isa and Winton and are too far for a daily commute.[4] The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities.[7] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.
References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Georgina (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Georgina – locality in Shire of Boulia (entry 42342)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Georgina (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ FitzSimons, Trish (2010). "Channel Country". Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Georgina (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.