Tablelands is a rural
locality
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in the
Gladstone Region
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Tablelands had "no people or a very low population".
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Geography
The terrain is mountainous ranging from , with the following named peaks:
* Mount Rideout ()
* Mount Seaview (Futters Hat) ()
* Amys Peak ()
The centre, east, south, and west of the locality are within the Kroombit Tops National Park
Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia. It is between Monto, Queensland, Monto and Calliope, Queensland, Calliope. It is two parts. The largest part is within the Suburbs and localities (Australia), localities of Table ...
. Apart from this, the predominant land use is grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
Tableland Provisional School opened on 1905 and closed . It was on Tableland Road (approx ).
Demographics
In the , Tablelands had "no people or a very low population".
In the , Tablelands had "no people or a very low population".
Education
There are no schools in Tablelands. For students in the north-east of the locality, the nearest government primary schools are Calliope State School in Calliope
In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".
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Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusH ...
to the north-east and Nagoorin State School in Nagoorin to the east, while the nearest government secondary school is Calliope State High School, also in Calliope.
For students in other parts of the locality, there are no schools close enough for a daily commute. The options are distance education
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and boarding school.
References
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Gladstone Region
Localities in Queensland