Spurgeon, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 16°12′43″S 145°03′02″E / 16.2119°S 145.0505°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 98.1 km2 (37.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4873 | ||||||||||||
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Spurgeon is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Spurgeon had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Geography
The Great Dividing Range forms the western and southern boundary of the locality. The locality is within the North East Coast drainage basin.[3]
The locality is entirely within the Mount Windsor National Park, part of which is in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, a World Heritage Site.[4][5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Spurgeon had "no people or a very low population".[6]
In the 2021 census, Spurgeon had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Spurgeon, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spurgeon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Spurgeon – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48875)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "Mount Windsor National Park, Management Statement, 2013 (revised 2024)" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Spurgeon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2025.