Mulgrave, Queensland

Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.^[1]

Mulgrave Queensland
View from Mount Dalrymple, 2011
Mulgrave
Coordinates	19.9544°S 147.0338°E / -19.9544; 147.0338 (Mulgrave (centre of locality))
Population	19 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0232/km2 (0.0600/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4807
Area	819.8 km2 (316.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	76.3 km (47 mi) SW of Home Hill 78.3 km (49 mi) SW of Ayr 126 km (78 mi) S of Townsville 1,342 km (834 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Mulgrave: Ravenswood Upper Haughton Clare Ravenswood Mulgrave Kirknie Millaroo Ravenswood Swans Lagoon Swans Lagoon

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 (19.8376°S 147.1312°E / -19.8376; 147.1312 (Woodhouse Mountain)) 155 metres (509 ft)^[3][4]

• Bunkers Hill (19.9300°S 146.9343°E / -19.9300; 146.9343 (Bunkers Hill)) 430 metres (1,410 ft)^[3][5]
• Nanny Goat Gorge (19.9336°S 146.9163°E / -19.9336; 146.9163 (Nanny Goat Gorge))^[3]
• Mount Dalrymple (19.9379°S 147.1683°E / -19.9379; 147.1683 (Mount Dalrymple)) 580 metres (1,900 ft)^[3][6]
• Bird Gorge (19.9611°S 146.9260°E / -19.9611; 146.9260 (Bird Gorge))^[3]
• Mount Benjonney (19.9659°S 147.0806°E / -19.9659; 147.0806 (Mount Benjonney)) 442 metres (1,450 ft)^[3][7]
• Blue Mountain (20.0062°S 146.9132°E / -20.0062; 146.9132 (Blue Mountain)) 616 metres (2,021 ft)^[3][8]

There is some crop growing (including sugarcane) in the lower north-eastern part of the locality, but otherwise the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[9]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mulgrave had a population of 21 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.^[1]

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 distance education and boarding school.^[11]