Albinia is a rural

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in the

Central Highlands Region Central Highlands Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. In the , the Central Highlands Region had a population of 27,836 people. History '' Wadja'' (also known as ''Wadjigu'', ''Wadya'', ''Wadjainngo'', ''Mandalgu'', a ...

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, Australia. In the , Albinia had a population of 165 people.

Geography

The western part of the locality is mountainous with individual peaks such as Mount Hope at and Mount Kelman at . The eastern part of the locality falls toward the east to elevations of . The Mount Hope State Forest is in the western part of the locality including the mountain itself. A number of creeks flow from west to east across the locality including Albinia Creek. These creeks are tributaries of the

Comet River The Comet River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. Geography Formed by the confluence of the Brown River and Clematis Creek, the Comet River rises in the Expedition Range, north of Expedition National Park and south of Rolleston ...

and ultimately contribute to the Fitzroy River which flows into the

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. The large Rolleston coal mine is operated by Glencore Coal in the centre of the locality. The mine is supported by a number of dams and other infrastructure. A branch of the Blackwater railway system provides transport for the coal. To the east of the mine is the Albinia National Park. The

Dawson Highway The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone and Springsure, Queensland, Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston, Queensland, Rolleston it is signed as ...

passes through from east to north.

History

The locality and creek are believed to derive their names from the Albinia Downs, which was named by

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on 28 December 1844 during his overland journey from

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in the

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Demographics

In the , Albinia had a population of 112 people. In the , Albinia had a population of 165 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Albinia Downs () * Bottle Tree Downs () * Croydon Hills () * Inderi () * Meteor Downs () * Meteor Downs () * Meteor Park () * Mount Kelman () * Springwood () * Starlee ()

Education

There are no schools in Albinia. The nearest government primary school is Rolleston State School in neighbouring Rolleston to the east. The nearest government schools offering secondary education is Springsure State School (to Year 10) in

Springsure Springsure is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Springsure had a population of 950 people. Geography Springsure is situated by road ...

to the north-west. For secondary education to Year 12, the options are

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and boarding school.

References

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