Argyll is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Argyll had a population of 25 people.

Geography

The Clermont Rubyvale Road enters the locality from the north-east ( Theresa Creek) and exits to the south-east ( Rubyvale). Tomahawk Creek rises in Peak Vale to the south-west which follows into the south-west of the locality and then north through the locality, exiting to the north (the locality of Theresa Creek). Argyll has a number of mountains (from north to south): * Mount Observatory () * Bald Hills () * Chinaman Peak () * Double Point () * Black Mountain () * Mount Mica () * Pigeon Peak () * Mount Dumb Bell () * Mount Zig Zag () * Mount Ball () * Mount Newsome () * Mount Hoy () * Mount Point () * Mount Tabletop () The land use is

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on native vegetation.

History

On 17 May 2019, the

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decided to discontinue the locality of Mistake Creek and absorb its land into the neighbouring localities of Clermont, Laglan, Frankfield and Peak Vale and to extend Peak Vale into the Central Highlands Region by altering the boundaries of Argyll. On 17 April 2020, the

re-drew the boundaries of

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within the Central Highlands Region by replacing the locality of The Gemfields with three new localities of Rubyvale, Sapphire Central and Anakie Siding (around the towns of Rubyvale,

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, and Anakie respectively). This included adjusting the boundaries of other existing localities in the Region to accommodate these changes; Argyll lost its south-eastern corner to become the northern part of the new Rubyvale and the north-eastern part of the new Sapphire Central.

Demographics

At the , Argyll had a population of 31 people. At the , Argyll had a population of 25 people.

Heritage listings

Tomahawk Creek Huts is a

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site in Argyll ().

Education

There are no schools in Argyll. The nearest government primary schools are Clermont State School in Clermont and Anakie State School in Anakie Siding to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Clermont State High School in Clermont and Capella State High School in

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to the north-east. However, students in some parts of Argyll would be too distant to attend these schools; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

External links

{{Central Highlands Region Central Highlands Region Localities in Queensland