Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin,

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, Australia. In the , Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.

Geography

Although the Shire of Burdekin is mostly lower-lying land used for growing sugarcane, Mulgrave in the south-west of the shire has more mountainous terrain, with a number of named peaks and gorges (from north to south): * Woodhouse Mountain () * Bunkers Hill () * Nanny Goat Gorge () * Mount Dalrymple () * Bird Gorge () * Mount Benjonney () * Blue Mountain () There is some crop growing (including sugarcane) in the lower north-eastern part of the locality, but otherwise the predominant land use is

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.

Demographics

In the , Mulgrave had a population of 21 people. In the , Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mulgrave. The nearest government primary schools are Clare State School in neighbouring Clare to the north-east and Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the north-east. However, it is too distant from much of the locality for a daily commute and the options are

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and boarding school.

References

{{Shire of Burdekin Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland