Basalt is a rural

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in the Charters Towers Region,

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, Australia. In the , Basalt had a population of 215 people.

Geography

In the north and west lies the Clarke River. The

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drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. The Great Basalt Wall National Park is in the south-west of the locality in two sections. The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway. The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned (). Apart from the protected areas, the land use is

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on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Basalt had a population of 229 people. In the , Basalt had a population of 190 people. In the , Basalt had a population of 215 people.

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including: * Lolworth Creek Battery * Bluff Downs Station: Hann Family Grave

Education

There are no schools in Basalt. For students living in the south-east of locality, the nearest government primary schools are Richmond Hill State School in the suburb of Richmond Hill in

Charters Towers Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits und ...

to the south-east, Charters Towers Central State School in the Charters Towers CBD to the south-east, and Homestead State School in Homestead, also to the south-east. For students in the south-east of the locality, the nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in the Charters Towers CBD. For students in the rest of the locality, there are no nearby schools. The options are

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and boarding school.

References

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