Mount Steadman

Mount Steadman
Queensland
Mount Steadman is located in Queensland
Mount Steadman
Mount Steadman
Coordinates25°27′24″S 151°47′44″E / 25.4566°S 151.7955°E / -25.4566; 151.7955 (Mount Steadman (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4650
Area39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Steadman:
Mingo Mingo Wateranga
Mingo Mount Steadman Didcot
Wetheron Gooroolba Didcot

Mount Steadman is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Steadman had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

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The Perry Fault, a major regional strike-slip structure in south east Queensland is in the New England Orogenic Belt. Mount Steadman is located along the Perry Fault.[3][4]

The locality is roughly bounded by the Bin Bin Range to the north-east and south-east, Taylors Road to the south-west, and Gayndah Mount Perry Road to the north-west.[5][6] Mount Steadman (25°26′56″S 151°49′00″E / 25.4488°S 151.8167°E / -25.4488; 151.8167 (Mount Steadman)) rises to 354 metres (1,161 ft) above sea level is part of the range in the east of the locality.[7][8]

Mount Steadman Road enters the locality from the south (Gooroolba) and exits to the north (Mingo).[5]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History

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The Mount Steadman Intrusion Related Gold System (IRGS) has been intermittently explored since 1888.[9] The most recent was the Mt Steadman project covering 5,700 hectares (14,000 acres).[4]

Mount Steadman Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1895. Mount Steadman State School opened on 4 May 1920 and closed circa 1952.[10]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Mount Steadman had a population of 8 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Mount Steadman had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Economy

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There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[12]

Education

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There are no schools in Mount Steadman. The nearest primary school is Coalstoun Lakes State School in Coalstoun Lakes to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in Biggenden to the east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Steadman (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Steadman – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45396)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jessop, K.; Daczko, N. R.; Piazolo, S. (19 May 2019). "Tectonic cycles of the New England Orogen, eastern Australia: A Review". Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 66 (4): 459–496. doi:10.1080/08120099.2018.1548378. ISSN 0812-0099. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "EMX Royalty Continues to Expand its Portfolio of Australian Gold Projects and Royalties". EMX Royalty Corp. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Mount Steadman – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 32308)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "MOUNT STEADMAN GOLDFIELD". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 6, 506. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Steadman (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.