Fielding is a
locality in the
Shire of Carpentaria
The Shire of Carpentaria is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.
Geography
The Shire of Carpentaria covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity sin ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Fielding had a population of 6 people.
Geography
Geographically Fielding is part of the
Gulf Country
The Gulf Country is the region of woodland and savanna grassland surrounding the Gulf of Carpentaria in north western Queensland and eastern Northern Territory on the north coast of Australia. The region is also called the Gulf Savannah. It ...
. The
Norman River flows through the locality from the south-east (
Savannah
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
) to the north (
Stokes/
Claraville
Claraville (formerly, Kelso and Clarasillo) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With ...
).
Education
There are no schools in Fielding. The nearest schools are in
Normanton (P–10) and
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extens ...
(P–6). There is no secondary Years 11 and 12 schooling in the area.
References
Shire of Carpentaria
Localities in Queensland
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