Carstairs is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin,

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, Australia. In the , Carstairs had a population of 91 people.

Geography

The '' Burdekin River'' forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality. The land use is predominantly growing

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

which is processed at the Inkerman Sugar Mill in neighbouring

Home Hill Home Hill is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,876 people. At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarc ...

. The mill operates a cane tramway network to transport the sugarcane to the mill.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001.

Demographics

In the , Carstairs had a population of 117 people. In the , Carstairs had a population of 91 people.

Education

There are no school in Carstairs. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Home Hill State School and Home Hill State High School, both in neighbouring Home Hill to the west.

References

{{Shire of Burdekin Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland