Upland is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upland had a population of 12 people. On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns:

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Aramac Aramac is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aramac had a population of 299 people. Geography Aramac is located north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situate ...

, Barcaldine,

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and Muttaburra. Upland was incorporated into Aramac.

Geography

Upland is within the Desert Uplands area of Central West Queensland. In the centre of the locality is Lake Dunn, a small freshwater lake. The principal land use is cattle grazing. The locality is bounded to the north-west by

Lake Galilee The Sea of Galilee ( he, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ar, بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias, Kinneret or Kinnereth, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest ...

, a large

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Education

There are no schools in Upland. The nearest school is in

which offers prep to Year 10 education. There is no Year 11 and 12 education available near Upland, except via distance education.

Attractions

There are cabin and camping facilities at Lake Dunn. Popular activities are bird watching, fishing, swimming, water skiing, windsurfing, sailing and picnicking. There is a sculpture trail alongside the road from Aramac to Lake Dunn and Rangers Valley. There are over 30 sculptures by local artist Milynda Roberts of animals and outback living.

References

{{Barcaldine Region Barcaldine Region Unbounded localities in Queensland