Arcturus, Queensland
| Arcturus Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Arcturus | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°58′38″S 148°19′18″E / 23.9772°S 148.3216°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 130 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.108/km2 (0.279/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,206.1 km2 (465.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Arcturus is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2021 census, Arcturus had a population of 130 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
The land use in Arcturus is a mixture of cropping and grazing on native vegetation.[3]
Economy[edit]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[4]
- Adelong (23°50′18″S 148°27′12″E / 23.8383°S 148.4534°E)
- Arcturus Downs (24°02′05″S 148°24′31″E / 24.0348°S 148.4085°E)
- Bambar (24°03′35″S 148°26′09″E / 24.0598°S 148.4359°E)
- Boongulla (23°58′04″S 148°19′42″E / 23.9679°S 148.3283°E)
- Cowley (23°58′48″S 148°21′18″E / 23.9799°S 148.3550°E)
- Crystal Plains (23°57′26″S 148°09′37″E / 23.9571°S 148.1604°E)
- Den-Lo-Park (23°56′47″S 148°22′02″E / 23.9465°S 148.3672°E)
- Erskinville (24°03′54″S 148°10′10″E / 24.0650°S 148.1695°E)
- Goonoo (23°48′40″S 148°28′12″E / 23.8111°S 148.4701°E)
- Kelso (24°03′15″S 148°18′39″E / 24.0543°S 148.3108°E)
- Kilmore (23°50′44″S 148°23′45″E / 23.8456°S 148.3958°E)
- Koala Creek (24°01′59″S 148°20′06″E / 24.0330°S 148.3349°E)
- Kolane (23°52′20″S 148°23′49″E / 23.8722°S 148.3970°E)
- Milroy Downs (23°54′27″S 148°13′31″E / 23.9074°S 148.2254°E)
- Moorooloo (24°07′10″S 148°15′43″E / 24.1194°S 148.2620°E)
- Mostyndale (24°01′12″S 148°09′54″E / 24.0200°S 148.1651°E)
- Oasis (23°53′33″S 148°24′29″E / 23.8924°S 148.4081°E)
- Pengarra (23°56′12″S 148°16′51″E / 23.9368°S 148.2808°E)
- Pinnacle (24°02′58″S 148°14′55″E / 24.0495°S 148.2486°E)
- Shalimar (23°55′01″S 148°15′59″E / 23.9170°S 148.2664°E)
- Springton (23°56′16″S 148°22′33″E / 23.9378°S 148.3757°E)
- Tarana (24°05′25″S 148°25′47″E / 24.0903°S 148.4297°E)
- Turkey Creek (23°51′20″S 148°20′00″E / 23.8556°S 148.3332°E)
- Wallalee (24°00′39″S 148°15′58″E / 24.0109°S 148.2661°E)
- Willoughby (24°01′45″S 148°26′58″E / 24.0292°S 148.4494°E)
- Wyntoon (23°52′38″S 148°18′40″E / 23.8771°S 148.3110°E)
History[edit]
At the 2016 census, Arcturus had a population of 75 people.[5]
At the 2021 census, Arcturus had a population of 130 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "2021 Arcturus, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Arcturus – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46910)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arcturus (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
