Charlestown is a rural
locality
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in the
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.
Geography
The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
In the , Charlestown had a population of 79 people.
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Geography
Most of Charlestown is within protected areas including Wondai State Forest, McEuen State Forest, Cherbourg National Park, and Cherbourg Conservation Park.
Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation with some crop growing.
History
Charlestown Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1894.
Demographics
In the , Charlestown had a population of 65 people.
In the , Charlestown had a population of 79 people.
Education
There are no schools in Charlestown. The nearest government primary schools are Wondai State School in neighbouring Wondai to the north-west, Tingoora State School in neighbouring Tingoora
Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tingoora had a population of 272 people. Geography
The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...
to the west, Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the south-west, and Moffatdale State School in neighbouring Moffatdale to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in Wondai, Murgon State High School in Murgon
Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people.
Geography
Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...
to the north, and Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy
Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...
to the south.
References
{{South Burnett Region
South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland