Consuelo, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°42′23″S 148°19′33″E / 24.7063°S 148.3258°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,672.9 km2 (645.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 35 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02092/km2 (0.0542/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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Consuelo is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Consuelo had a population of 35 people.[1]
Geography
The Carnarvon Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Rolleston) and exits to the south (Rewan).[3]
There are two sections of Mount Pleasant State Forest in the north and north-east of the locality.[4] Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing in the north-east of the locality.[4]
Consuelo has the following mountains, mostly in the west of the locality (from north to south):
- Mount Sugarloaf (24°41′08″S 148°10′24″E / 24.6856°S 148.1732°E) 737 metres (2,418 ft)[5][6]
- Mount Ogg (24°42′02″S 148°11′32″E / 24.7006°S 148.1923°E) 682 metres (2,238 ft)[5][7]
- Mount Lane (24°42′24″S 148°01′51″E / 24.7068°S 148.0309°E) 917 metres (3,009 ft)[5][8]
- Pinnacle Mountain (24°43′43″S 148°01′51″E / 24.7285°S 148.0308°E) 726 metres (2,382 ft)[5][9]
- Pins Head (24°45′01″S 148°03′28″E / 24.7502°S 148.0578°E) 820 metres (2,690 ft)[5][10]
- Mount Styx (24°45′09″S 148°06′22″E / 24.7525°S 148.1061°E) 825 metres (2,707 ft)[5][11]
- Mount Acheron (24°45′41″S 148°03′58″E / 24.7613°S 148.0660°E) 857 metres (2,812 ft)[5][12]
- Mount Charon (24°46′51″S 148°02′49″E / 24.7807°S 148.0469°E) 985 metres (3,232 ft)[5][13]
- Mount Cerberus (24°48′59″S 148°04′49″E / 24.8165°S 148.0804°E) 1,036 metres (3,399 ft)[5][14]
- The Steeple (24°50′55″S 147°57′39″E / 24.8487°S 147.9609°E) 1,060 metres (3,480 ft)[5][15]
with two in the east of the locality (from north to south):
- Mount Panorama (24°32′56″S 148°32′19″E / 24.5489°S 148.5386°E) 290 metres (950 ft)[5][16]
- Mount Ceres (24°45′26″S 148°35′14″E / 24.7573°S 148.5872°E) 436 metres (1,430 ft)[5][17]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Consuelo had a population of 35 people.[18]
In the 2021 census, Consuelo had a population of 35 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Consuelo. The nearest government primary school is Rolleston State School in neighbouring Rolleston to the north-east; however, students from some parts of Consuelo would be too distant for a daily commute to this school. There are no secondary schools nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[19]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Consuelo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Consuelo – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46940)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "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 Sugarloaf – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 32781)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Ogg – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 25234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Lane – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 18939)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Pinnacle Mountain – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 26937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Pins Head – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 26952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Styx – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 32719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Acheron – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 74)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Charon – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 6939)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Cerberus – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 6798)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Steeple – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 34141)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Panorama – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 26014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Ceres – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 6799)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Consuelo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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