Mount Gardiner, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 22°58′32″S 149°30′37″E / 22.9755°S 149.5102°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 592.1 km2 (228.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 19 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0321/km2 (0.0831/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4705 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Gardiner is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 19 people.[2]
Geography
Mount Gardiner has the following mountains:
- Crows Nest (22°51′42″S 149°32′32″E / 22.8618°S 149.5422°E)[4]
- Mount Benmore (23°01′10″S 149°34′42″E / 23.0195°S 149.5783°E) 265 metres (869 ft)[4][5]
- Mount Gardiner (22°59′10″S 149°32′31″E / 22.9862°S 149.5419°E)[4][6]
- Mount Mckenzie (22°51′42″S 149°26′25″E / 22.8617°S 149.4402°E) 312 metres (1,024 ft)[4][7]
The Marlborough–Sarina Road runs through the north of the locality.[8]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.[9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 34 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Mount Gardiner had a population of 19 people.[2]
Economy
Despite the name, Clarke Creek Wind Farm is on Malborough Road in Mount Gardiner (22°51′02″S 149°27′12″E / 22.85045°S 149.45328°E).[11] As at February 2025, 72 out of 100 turbines are complete with testing showing that 16 wind turbines operating simultaneously can deliver a total capacity of 70MW.[12]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Gardiner. The nearest government primary schools are Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough to the north-east and Clarke Creek State School in neighbouring Clarke Creek to the north-west.[13]
There are no secondary schools nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the alternatives.[13]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Gardiner (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Gardiner (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Gardiner – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48782)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Benmore – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 2315)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Gardiner – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 13443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Mckenzie – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 21409)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Gardiner, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Gardiner (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Clarke Creek Wind Farm" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Clarke CreekWind Farm: Project update" (PDF). Squadron Energy. February 2025. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
