Linden is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Linden had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Linden is in the

Channel Country The Channel Country is a region of outback Australia mostly in the state of Queensland but also in parts of South Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales. The name comes from the numerous Braided river, intertwined rivulets that cro ...

. It is flat land, about 180 to 200 metres above sea level. The

Balonne Highway The Balonne Highway, a state highway of Queensland, is the continuation westward of State Route 49 (Moonie Highway) from the town of St George to its termination at Cunnamulla. There are no large settlements between St George and Cunnamulla. U ...

passes from east ( Nebine) to west (

Cunnamulla Cunnamulla () is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2021 Au ...

) through the southern part of the locality. The land use is

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on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Linden had a population of 20 people. In the , Linden had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Linden. The nearest government primary schools are Wyandra State School in neighbouring Wyandra to the north-west and Cunnamulla State School in neighbouring Cunnamulla to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is also Cunnamulla State School (to Year 12). However, for many parts of the locality, the distances involved will be too long for a daily commute. Other options are

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and boarding schools.i

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Ardglen () * Blairmore () * Charlotte Vale () * Clestraine () * Clover Lake () * Cobbrum () * Deiran () * Linden () * Lulworth () - includes 1 min 47 sec video * Markarene () * Mayvale () * Melray () * Mooro () * Nara () * Nulbear () * South Glen ()

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality, including: * Blairmore airstrip () *Heywood airstrip () *Lulworth airstrip () * Nulbear airstrip () * South Glen airstrip ()

References

{{Shire of Paroo Shire of Paroo Localities in Queensland