Mantuan Downs is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mantuan Downs had a population of 23 people.

Geography

The Claude River rises in the north-west of the locality () and flows in an easterly direction. The

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enters the locality from Carnarvon Park to the south () and flows in a northeasterly direction, briefly forming part of the locality's eastern boundary before its confluence with its tributary the Claude River on the locality's boundary (), after which the Nogoa River exits to Nandowrie to the east. The locality has the following ranges: * Drummond Range () *

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() and the following mountains and valleys: * Mount Caroline () * Mount Vexation () * Yarra Gorge () The

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enters the locality from Nandowrie in the east and continues west, exiting to Windeyer in the west.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Mantuan Downs pastoral property established by Thomas Mitchell. Mitchell explored and named the area in July 1846. In January 2020 the

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announced that it was purchasing the large-scale cattle breeding and finishing property named Mantuan Downs. The property consists of two pastoral leases, known as Mantuan Downs and Castlevale, as well as the freehold Semper Idem.

Demographics

In the , Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people. In the , Mantuan Downs had a population of 23 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Albeni () * Beaucamp () * Castlevale () * Cungelella () * Goodliffe () * Mantuan Downs () * Mount Vexation () * Semper Idem ()

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality: * Castlevale airstrip #1 () * Castlevale airstrip #2 () *Goodliffe airstrip () * Mantuan Downs airstrip () *Yandaburra airstrip ()

Education

There are no schools in Mantuan Downs. The nearest primary school is Tresswell State School in Nandowrie, but it has been closed temporarily since February 2020, and there are no other nearby primary schools. There are no nearby secondary schools. The options for education are

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and boarding schools.

References

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