Basalt, Queensland
{{use Australian English|date=June 2016}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Basalt
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-19.7405|145.2538|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 215
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4820
| area = 14006.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 95.6
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Charters Towers
| dist2 = 142
| dir2 = WSW
| location2 = Townsville
| dist3 = 1404
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Brisbane
| lga = Charters Towers Region
| stategov = Traeger
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-n = Greenvale
Valley of Lagoons
| near-ne = Paluma
| near-e = Dotswood
| near-se = Breddan
Southern Cross
Black Jack
| near-sw = Pentland
| near-w = Porcupine
| near-nw = Lyndhurst
}}
Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47632|Basalt|locality in Charters Towers Region|accessdate=4 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Basalt had a population of 215 people.
Geography
In 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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway.{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676770 |title=Basalt |publisher=OpenStreetMap |date=2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205034756/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676770 |url-status=live }}
The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned ({{coord|-19.2354|145.6572|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Tulay railway station}}).{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Basalt had a population of 229 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30114 |name=Basalt (SSC)|accessdate=14 June 2016|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Basalt had a population of 190 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30181|name=Basalt (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Basalt had a population of 215 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30180|name=Basalt (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:
Education
There 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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
For students in the rest of the locality, there are no nearby schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.
References
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{{Charters Towers Region}}
Category:Charters Towers Region