Mount Wyatt
Queensland
Mount Wyatt is located in Queensland
Mount Wyatt
Mount Wyatt
Coordinates20°43′34″S 147°15′53″E / 20.7261°S 147.2647°E / -20.7261; 147.2647 (Mount Wyatt (centre of locality))
Population51 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.01495/km2 (0.0387/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4804
Area3,411.4 km2 (1,317.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Mount Wyatt:
Eight Mile Creek Bogie Bogie
Ravenswood Mount Wyatt Springlands
Seventy Mile Mount Coolon Newlands

Mount Wyatt is a mountain and rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people.[1]

Geography

Mount Wyatt is a largely undeveloped and sparsely populated area. There are large areas of mining exploration permits in the southern part of the locality. The Burdekin Dam is on the western boundary of the locality. The Suttor River which flows into the Burdekin Dam forms the south-western boundary of the locality; the Sellheim River flows through the south-western part of the locality into the Suttor River. The Burdekin River (upstream from the dam) forms the north-western boundary; the Bowen River flows through the northern part of the locality into the Burdekin River.[4]

History

In the 2016 census Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Mount Wyatt has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Wyatt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mount Wyatt – mountain (entry 38273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mount Wyatt – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46889)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bowen River Hotel (entry 600042)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.