Mount Charlton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°01′00″S 148°44′49″E / 21.0166°S 148.7469°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 150 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.24/km2 (3.20/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 121.3 km2 (46.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Charlton is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Charlton had a population of 150 people.[1]
There are two neighbourhoods in the locality:
The locality has the following mountains:
and the following passes:
Mount Charlton State School opened on 4 March 1931.[11] It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010.[12] It was at 2342 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road (21°01′20″S 148°43′47″E / 21.0222°S 148.7296°E).[13][14] The school's website was archived.[15]
About 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Mount Ossa in is the site of the former settlement of Silent Grove. The Silent Grove Provisional School opened on 29 August 1928. On 3 February 1936 the Silent Grove Upper State School opened. In 1938, the Silent Grove Provisional School closed, being replaced by the Mount Ossa State School in neighbouring Mount Ossa. The Silent Grove Upper State School closed about 1964.[16] Silent Grove Upper State School was at 2948 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road (20°59′21″S 148°46′06″E / 20.9891°S 148.7684°E).[17][18]
In the 2016 census, Mount Charlton had a population of 150 people.[1]