Columbia, Queensland
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 Charters Towers Airport at Columbia | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 20°02′57″S 146°16′51″E / 20.0491°S 146.2808°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 97 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.15/km2 (28.88/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4820 | ||||||||||||
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Columbia is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Columbia had a population of 97 people.[1]
Geography
Charters Towers Airport occupies the west of the locality (20°02′47″S 146°16′22″E / 20.0465°S 146.2729°E).There are two airstrips. The main one is sealed and The main runway is 1,736 metres (5,696 ft) long and sealed. There is no control tower but there is pilot-activated lighting available. The second airstrip is unsealed. Refuelling facilities are available.[3][4]
Charters Towers racecourse is in the south of the locality and is accessed from Hackett Terrace (20°03′29″S 146°16′34″E / 20.0580°S 146.276009°E).[5][6]
History
Dalrymple Trade Training Centre was officially opened on 13 April 2014 by Senator Ian Macdonald.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Columbia had a population of 101 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Columbia had a population of 97 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Charters Towers has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform, at Charters Towers Airport[9]
Education
Dalrymple Trade Training Centre is a secondary (10-12) education unit at 1-13 Macpherson Street (20°03′25″S 146°15′57″E / 20.0570°S 146.2658°E).[10] It operates in conjunction with secondary schools in the Charters Towers area to provide vocational training in purpose-built, fully-equipped, modern premises.[7]
There are no mainstream schools in Columbia. The nearest government primary school is Richmond Hill State School in neighbouring Richmond Hill to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers CBD to the south-west. There are also a number of non-government schools in Charters Towers.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Columbia (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Columbia – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49633)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Airports & Airstrips". Charters Towers Regional Council. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Charters Towers Amateur Race Club". Racing Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Dalrymple Trade Training Centre". Dalrymple Trade Training Centre. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Columbia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform (entry 602739)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2025.