Upper Stone, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia
18°47′47″S 145°57′58″E / 18.79639°S 145.96611°E / -18.79639; 145.96611 (Upper Stone (centre of locality))| Suburbs around Upper Stone: | ||
| Wallaman | Peacock Siding Lannercost | Wharps |
| Mount Fox | Upper Stone | Helens Hill |
| Paluma | Paluma | Yuruga |
Upper Stone is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Stone had a population of 111 people.[1]
Geography
The north-western and western edge of the locality are within Girringun National Park which extends into neighbouring Lannercost, Wallaman and Mount Fox.[3]
Stoneleigh is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (18°44′54″S 145°57′04″E / 18.7483°S 145.9511°E / -18.7483; 145.9511 (Stoneleigh (neighbourhood))).[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Upper Stone had a population of 87 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Upper Stone had a population of 111 people.[1]
Community groups
The Upper Stone branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 19 Stoneleigh Road.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Stone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Upper Stone – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 35845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Stoneleigh – locality unbounded in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 32504)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Stone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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Towns and communities in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, North Queensland
- Abergowrie
- Allingham
- Bambaroo
- Bemerside
- Blackrock
- Braemeadows
- Coolbie
- Cordelia
- Dalrymple Creek
- Foresthome
- Forrest Beach
- Gairloch
- Garrawalt
- Halifax
- Hawkins Creek
- Helens Hill
- Ingham
- Lannercost
- Long Pocket
- Lucinda
- Macknade
- Mount Fox
- Orient
- Palm Island
- Peacock Siding
- Taylors Beach
- Toobanna
- Trebonne
- Upper Stone
- Victoria Plantation
- Wallaman
- Wharps
- Yuruga
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