Stonelands

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Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

26°02′54″S 151°42′14″E / 26.0483°S 151.7038°E / -26.0483; 151.7038 (Stonelands (centre of locality))Population34 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.2029/km² (0.525/sq mi)Postcode(s)4612Area167.6 km² (64.7 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

34.2 km (21 mi) NW of Murgon
67.5 km (42 mi) N of Kingaroy
96.5 km (60 mi) S of Gayndah
127 km (79 mi) W of Gympie
281 km (175 mi) NW of Brisbane

LGA(s)South Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Nanango Federal division(s)Flynn

Suburbs around Stonelands:
Wigton	Wahoon	Booubyjan Windera
Abbeywood	Stonelands	Glenrock Wooroonden
Kinleymore	Hivesville Kawl Kawl	Marshlands

Stonelands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Stonelands had a population of 34 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east and east by Barambah Creek, which is a tributary of the Burnett River, and to the south-west by Gayndah Hivesville Road.^[3]

Beninfi State Forest is in the north-west of the locality and Woroon State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality extending into neighbouring Wigton.^[3]

Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing and plantation forestry.^[3]

History

Stonelands State School opened on 25 January 1932 and closed on 31 March 1967.^[4] It was at 983 Stonelands Road (26°04′57″S 151°42′50″E / 26.0826°S 151.7140°E / -26.0826; 151.7140 (Stonelands State School (former))). It was immediately west of the homestead of Stonelands pastoral station (26°04′59″S 151°43′12″E / 26.0831°S 151.7199°E / -26.0831; 151.7199 (Stonelands (homestead))).^[5]^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Stonelands had a population of 51 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Stonelands had a population of 34 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Stonelands. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera to the north-east, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the east, and Proston State School in Proston to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10), Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the north.^[3]

Facilities

Despite the name, Abbeywood Rural Fire Station is at 6461 Gayndah Hivesville Road in Stonelands (26°07′12″S 151°39′41″E / 26.1200°S 151.6614°E / -26.1200; 151.6614 (Abbeywood Rural Fire Station)); the Gayndah Hivesville Road is the border between the localities of Stonelands and Abbeywood.^[8]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stonelands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Stonelands – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46266)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stonelands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.