Stonelands is a rural
locality
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in the
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.
Geography
The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
In the , Stonelands had a population of 34 people.
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east and east by Barambah Creek, which is a tributary of the Burnett River
The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...
, and to the south-west by Gayndah Hivesville Road.Wigton
Wigton is a market town in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the Lake District. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast. It is served by Wigton railway st ...
.grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation with some crop-growing and plantation forestry.
History
Stonelands State School opened on 25 January 1932 and closed on 31 March 1967.
Demographics
In the , Stonelands had a population of 51 people.
Education
There are no schools in Stonelands. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera
Windera is a town in the South Burnett Region and a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Windera had a population of 105 people.
Geography
Windera was the term ...
to the north-east, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the east, and Proston State School in Proston
Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Proston had a population of 410 people.
Geography
The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of th ...
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
Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people.
Geography
Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...
to the south-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah
Gayndah () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. In the , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 p ...
to the north.
Facilities
Despite the name, Abbeywood Rural Fire Station is at 6461 Gayndah Hivesville Road in Stonelands (); the Gayndah Hivesville Road is the border between the localities of Stonelands and Abbeywood.
References
{{South Burnett Region
South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland