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Basalt, Queensland
Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1] GeographyIn the north and west lies the Clarke River. The Burdekin River drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. The Great Basalt Wall National Park is in the south-west of the locality in two sections.[3] The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.[4] The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned (19°14′07″S 145°39′26″E / 19.2354°S 145.6572°E).[5] Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3] DemographicsIn the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.[6] In the 2016 census, Basalt had a population of 190 people.[7] In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people.[1] Heritage listingsThere are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:
EducationThere are no schools in Basalt. For students living in the south-east of locality, the nearest government primary schools are Richmond Hill State School in the suburb of Richmond Hill in Charters Towers to the south-east, Charters Towers Central State School in the Charters Towers CBD to the south-east, and Homestead State School in Homestead, also to the south-east. For students in the south-east of the locality, the nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in the Charters Towers CBD.[10] For students in the rest of the locality, there are no nearby schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.[10] References
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