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Stonelands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Stonelands had a population of 51 people.[1]

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Stonelands
Queensland
Stockman at Stonelands, circa 1920
Stonelands
Coordinates26.0483°S 151.7038°E / -26.0483; 151.7038 (Stonelands (centre of locality))
Population51 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3043/km2 (0.788/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4612
Area167.6 km2 (64.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 34.2 km (21 mi) NW of Murgon
  • 67.5 km (42 mi) N of Kingaroy
  • 96.5 km (60 mi) S of Gayndah
  • 127 km (79 mi) W of Gympie
  • 281 km (175 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Stonelands:
Wigton Wahoon Booubyjan
Windera
Abbeywood Stonelands Glenrock
Wooroonden
Kinleymore Hivesville
Kawl Kawl		 Marshlands

Geography


The locality is bounded to the north-east and east by Barambah Creek, which is a tributary of the Burnett River, and to the south-west by Gayndah Hivesville Road.[3]

Beninfi State Forest is in the north-west of the locality and Woroon State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality extending into neighbouring Wigton.[3]

Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing and plantation forestry.[3]


History


Stonelands State School opened on 25 January 1932 and closed on 31 March 1967.[4] It was at 983 Stonelands Road (26.0826°S 151.7140°E / -26.0826; 151.7140 (Stonelands State School (former))). It was immediately west of the homestead of Stonelands pastoral station (26.0831°S 151.7199°E / -26.0831; 151.7199 (Stonelands (homestead))).[5][6]

In the 2016 census, Stonelands had a population of 51 people.[1]


Education


There are no schools in Stonelands. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera to the north-east, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the east, and Proston State School in Proston 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 to the south-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the north.[3]


Facilities


Despite the name, Abbeywood Rural Fire Station is at 6461 Gayndah Hivesville Road in Stonelands (26.1200°S 151.6614°E / -26.1200; 151.6614 (Abbeywood Rural Fire Station)); the Gayndah Hivesville Road is the border between the localities of Stonelands and Abbeywood.[7]


References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stonelands, Queensland.
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stonelands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Stonelands – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46266)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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