Stonelands is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. Origins This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released i ...

Queensland ) , 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 , Stonelands had a population of 51 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east and east by Barambah Creek, which is a tributary of the

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta ...

, and to the south-west by Gayndah Hivesville Road. Beninfi State Forest is in the north-west of the locality and Woroon State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality extending into neighbouring

Wigton Wigton is a market town in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just outside the Lake District in the borough of Allerdale. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells a ...

. Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation with some crop-growing and plantation forestry.

History

Stonelands State School opened on 25 January 1932 and closed on 31 March 1967. It was at 983 Stonelands Road (). It was immediately west of the homestead of Stonelands

pastoral station A pastoral lifestyle is that of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. It lends its name to a genre of literature, art, and music (pastorale) that depict ...

(). In the , Stonelands had a population of 51 people.

Education

There are no schools in Stonelands. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring

Windera Windera is a town in the South Burnett Region and a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region in Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Windera had a population of 93 people. Geography Windera was the te ...

to the north-east, Cloyna State School in

Cloyna Cloyna is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Cloyna had a population of 142 people. History Cloyna State School opened on 20 February 1911. The construction of the Lutheran Church was completed in M ...

to the east, and Proston State School in

Proston Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of the South Burnett regions commercial centre, Kingaroy and south ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10), Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in

Murgon Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the south ...

to the south-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in

Gayndah Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...

to the north.

Facilities

Despite the name, Abbeywood Rural Fire Station is at 6461 Gayndah Hivesville Road in Stonelands (); the Gayndah Hivesville Road is the border between the localities of Stonelands and Abbeywood.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland