On the eastern Shoalwater Bay side of the peninsula are six disconnected sections of land collectively constituting the Shoalwater Conservation Park.[5]
Apart from the residential areas of the town and the conservation park, the remainder of the land within locality is used for grazing on native vegetation.[5]
Mainland coastal features
Having such a large coast, there are many named headlands and other coastal features including:[5]
Stanage was created on 15 July 1989 to include the former localities of Plumtree, Alligator Bay and Alligator Point. The name refers to Stanage Park, an estate in Radnorshire, Wales owned by the Coltman Rogers family,[94] who were involved in Torilla pastoral run from 1860.[2][95]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Stanage had a population of 83 people.[96]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Stanage had a population of 78 people.[1]
There are no schools in Stanage. The nearest primary school is Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough, 128 kilometres (80 mi) to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are in Rockhampton, 173 kilometres (107 mi) to the south, so distance education and boarding schools are the alternatives.[5]
