Upper Stone is a rural

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in the

Shire of Hinchinbrook The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a Local government in Australia, local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, Queensland, Ingham, covers an area of , and has existed since its cr ...

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, Australia. In the , Upper Stone had a population of 111 people.

Geography

The north-western and western edge of the locality are within

Girringun National Park Girringun National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia, approximately southwest of Ingham, north of Townsville and northwest of Brisbane. The park is one of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area series of national parks, and is ...

which extends into neighbouring Lannercost, Wallaman and Mount Fox. Stoneleigh is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality ().

History

Stone State School opened on 4 February 1909 under head teacher Lionel Thomas Braun. The school closed for a short time in 1963. It closed permanently on 17 December 1993. The school was at 1887 Stone River Road ().

Demographics

In the , Upper Stone had a population of 87 people, 45% female and 54% male. The median age of the population was 49 years, 11 years above the national median of 38. In the , Upper Stone had a population of 111 people, 42.7% female and 57.3% male. The median age of the population was 51 years, 13 years above the national median of 38. 87.4% of people living in Upper Stone were born in Australia. The other top response for country of birth was New Zealand at 2.7%. 91.9% of people spoke only English at home; there were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Stone. The nearest government primary schools are: *

Trebonne State School Trebonne State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the town of Trebonne, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 10 students and a teaching staff of two, ...

Trebonne Trebonne is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Trebonne had a population of 430 people. History Prior to European settlement, the Trebonne ...

to the north-east * Toobanna State School in

Toobanna Toobanna is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Toobanna had a population of 276 people. Geography The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. The eastern boundary of t ...

to the east * Mount Fox State School in neighbouring Mount Fox to the west The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north-east. However, the southern part of the locality may be too distant for a daily commute; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

Community groups

The Upper Stone branch of the

Queensland Country Women's Association The Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) is the Queensland chapter of the Country Women's Association in Australia. The association seeks to serve the interests of women and children in rural areas in Australia through a network of loca ...

meets at 19 Stoneleigh Road.

References

{{Shire of Hinchinbrook Shire of Hinchinbrook Localities in Queensland