Sturt, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°30′04″S 138°27′24″E / 23.5011°S 138.4567°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,319.2 km2 (2,053.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4829 | ||||||||||||
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Sturt is an outback locality split between the Shire of Boulia and in the Shire of Diamantina, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border with the Northern Territory.[4] In the 2021 census, Sturt had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Geography
Sturt is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin,[4] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[5]
There are no formal roads through the locality.[6]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Sturt had "no people or a very low population".[7]
In the 2021 census, Sturt had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Sturt, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sturt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sturt – locality in Shire of Boulia (entry 42337)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Sturt – locality in Shire of Diamantina (entry 41501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ FitzSimons, Trish (2010). "Channel Country". Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sturt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2025.