Stonelands
{{Use DMY dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Stonelands
| city =
| state = qld
| image = StateLibQld 1 180751 Stockman prepares to mount his horse, 1910-1920.jpg
| caption = Stockman at Stonelands, circa 1920
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.0483|151.7038|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Stonelands (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 34
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4612
| area = 167.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 34.2
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Murgon
| dist2 = 67.5
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Kingaroy
| dist3 = 96.5
| dir3 = S
| location3 = Gayndah
| dist4 = 127
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Gympie
| dist5 = 281
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = South Burnett Region
| stategov = Nanango
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Wahoon
| near-e = Glenrock
Wooroonden
| near-se = Marshlands
| near-s = Hivesville
Kawl Kawl
| near-sw = Kinleymore
| near-w = Abbeywood
| near-nw = Wigton
}}
Stonelands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46266|Stonelands|locality in South Burnett Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Stonelands had a population of 34 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east and east by Barambah Creek, which is a tributary of the Burnett River, and to the south-west by Gayndah Hivesville Road.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=19 August 2022}}
Beninfi State Forest is in the north-west of the locality and Woroon State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality extending into neighbouring Wigton.
Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing and plantation forestry.
History
Stonelands State School opened on 25 January 1932 and closed on 31 March 1967.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} It was at 983 Stonelands Road ({{Coord|-26.0826|151.7140|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Stonelands State School (former)}}). It was immediately west of the homestead of Stonelands pastoral station ({{Coord|-26.0831|151.7199|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Stonelands (homestead)}}).{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Mondure |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-mondure-1943.jpg |access-date=19 August 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017130847/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-mondure-1943.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m114-admin-bdy-1952.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819060636/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m114-admin-bdy-1952.jpg |archive-date=2022-08-19 |access-date=19 August 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Stonelands had a population of 51 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32695|name=Stonelands (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Stonelands had a population of 34 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32670|name=Stonelands (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Stonelands. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera to the north-east, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the east, and Proston State School in Proston to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10), Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the north.
Facilities
Despite the name, Abbeywood Rural Fire Station is at 6461 Gayndah Hivesville Road in Stonelands ({{coord|-26.1200|151.6614|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Abbeywood Rural Fire Station}}); the Gayndah Hivesville Road is the border between the localities of Stonelands and Abbeywood.{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
{{commons category|Stonelands, Queensland}}
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{{South Burnett Region}}