Georgina, Queensland
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 Boulia Mount Isa Highway, Georgina, 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 22°32′16″S 139°14′31″E / 22.5379°S 139.2420°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4,553.6 km2 (1,758.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 21 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00461/km2 (0.01194/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4825 | ||||||||||||
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Georgina is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Georgina had a population of 21 people.[1]
Geography
Georgina is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin,[3] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[4]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
The Boulia Mount Isa Highway enters the locality from the north (Buckingham) and exits to the south-east (Wills).[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Georgina had a population of 7 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Georgina had a population of 21 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Georgina. The nearest government primary schools are in Boulia, Dajarra and Urandangi.[3] The nearest government secondary schools are in Mount Isa and Winton and are too far for a daily commute.[3] The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities.[6] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Georgina (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Georgina – locality in Shire of Boulia (entry 42342)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ FitzSimons, Trish (2010). "Channel Country". Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Georgina (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.