Mantuan Downs
Queensland
Mantuan Downs is located in Queensland
Mantuan Downs
Mantuan Downs
Coordinates24°32′50″S 146°57′53″E / 24.5472°S 146.9647°E / -24.5472; 146.9647 (Mantuan Downs (centre of locality))
Population31 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.01285/km2 (0.0333/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4722
Area2,412.6 km2 (931.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Mantuan Downs:
Alpha Alpha Lochington
Windeyer Mantuan Downs Nandowrie
Caldervale Carnarvon Park Buckland

Mantuan Downs is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people.[1]

Geography

Claude River rises in the north-west of the locality (24°25′16″S 146°40′41″E / 24.4211°S 146.6781°E / -24.4211; 146.6781 (Claude River (source))) and flows in an easterly direction. The Nogao River enters the locality from Carnarvon Park to the south (24°47′11″S 147°12′48″E / 24.7865°S 147.2134°E / -24.7865; 147.2134 (Nogoa River (enters))) and flows northeasterly briefly forming part of the locality's eastern boundary before its confluence with the Claude River (its tributary) on the boundary (24°24′32″S 147°18′22″E / 24.4090°S 147.3060°E / -24.4090; 147.3060 (confluence of Claude and Nogoa Rivers)), after which the Nogoa River exits to Nandowrie to the east.[3]

The locality has the following ranges:

and the following mountains and valleys:

The Dawson Developmental Road enters the locality from Nandowrie in the east and continues west, exiting to Windeyer in the west.[3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Mantuan Downs pastoral property established by Thomas Mitchell.[11] Mitchell explored and named the area in July 1846.[12]

In the 2016 census Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people.[1]

In January 2020 the North Australian Pastoral Company announced it was purchasing Mantuan Downs, a large-scale cattle breeding and finishing property in Central Queensland. The 134,000-hectare (330,000-acre) property consists of two pastoral leases, known as Mantuan Downs and Castlevale as well as the freehold Semper Idem.[13]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[14]

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality:

Education

There are no schools in Mantuan Downs. The nearest primary school is Tresswell State School in Nandowrie,[3] but it has been temporarily closed since 1 February 2020.[16] There are no other nearby primary schools. There are no nearby secondary schools.[3] The options are distance education and boarding schools.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mantuan Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mantuan Downs – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46964)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 3 "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.
  6. ↑ "Mount Caroline – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 6316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mount Caroline – mountain in Central Highlands Regional (entry 6316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mount Vexation – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 35996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mount Vexation – mountain in Central Highlands Regional (entry 35996)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Yarra Gorge – gorge in Central Highlands Regional (entry 38502)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "A Tour in Queensland". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XII, no. 401. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1875. p. 20. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "The History of Australian Exploration by Ernest Favenc". gutenberg.net.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "NAPCo confirms purchase of Clark & Tait's Mantuan Downs + VIDEO". Beef Central. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Tresswell State School". Tresswell State School. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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