Mona Park, Queensland

Mona Park
Queensland
Mona Park is located in Queensland
Mona Park
Mona Park
Coordinates19°41′45″S 147°14′14″E / 19.6958°S 147.2372°E / -19.6958; 147.2372 (Mona Park (centre of locality))
Population97 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.935/km2 (2.423/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4807
Area103.7 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Mona Park:
Upper Haughton Barratta Mount Kelly
Upper Haughton Mona Park Mount Kelly
Upper Haughton Clare Kirknie

Mona Park is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mona Park had a population of 97 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-east by the Burdekin River and to the north-west by Barratta Creek.[3]

The land is mostly low-lying with elevations of 10 to 20 metres (33 to 66 ft) above sea level but there is an unnamed peak risking to 110 metres (360 ft) in the north-east of the locality.[3]

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane on th lower-lying areas and there is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Iocal sugar mills. The higher ground is used for grazing on native vegetation. There is also some irrigated crop growing near the river.[3]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mona Park had a population of 104 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Mona Park had a population of 97 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mona Park. The nearest government primary schools are Clare State School in neighbouring Clare to the south and Airville State School in Airville to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Ayr State High School in Ayr to the north-east and Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the east.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mona Park (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mona Park – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42296)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mona Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2023.