Linden is a rural
locality
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in the
Shire of Paroo
The Shire of Paroo is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of . In the , the Shire of Paroo had a populati ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Linden had "no people or a very low population".
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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 grazing
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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 distance education
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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