Coordinates: 25°17′11″S 148°13′23″E / 25.2863°S 148.2230°E / -25.2863; 148.2230 (Mount Howe (centre of locality))

Mount Howe, Queensland

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Mount Howe
Suburb
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CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
1,019.9 km2 (393.8 sq mi)
Elevation
480–1,110 m (1,570–3,640 ft)
Population
 • Total20 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.020/km2 (0.051/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4454
Suburbs around Mount Howe
Mount Moffatt Carnarvon Park Carnarvon Park
Mount Moffatt Mount Howe Westgrove
Womblebank Womblebank Westgrove

Mount Howe is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Howe had a population of 20 people.[1]

Geography

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The Great Dividing Range forms the north-east, east and south-east boundaries of the locality. The locality is within the Murray-Darling drainage basin, specifically within the catchment of the Balonne-Condamine Rivers. The terrain is mountainous with elevations ranging from 480 to 1,110 metres (1,570 to 3,640 ft) above sea level.[3]

The locality has the following mountains:

  • Mount Eden (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 854 metres (2,802 ft)[4][5]
  • Mount Hetty (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 1,041 metres (3,415 ft)[4][6]
  • Mount Ramsay (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[4][7]
  • Mount Springvale (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 845 metres (2,772 ft)[4][8]
  • Snake Hill (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 1,002 metres (3,287 ft)[4][9]

There are three areas within the Eden State Forest in the centre of the locality (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[10] Apart from these, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[10]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Mount Howe had "no people or a very low population".[11]

In the 2021 census, Mount Howe had a population of 20 people.[1]

Economy

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There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[12]

  • Calline Creek (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Coonong (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • East Sunrise (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Edenvale (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Glendonnell (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Glenolive (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Lying Downs (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Mount Hetty (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Myrtleville (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Saddler Springs (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Springvale (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
  • Sunrise (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)

Transport

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Some of the homesteads have airstrips:

  • Myrtleville airstrip (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[13]
  • Calline Creek airstrip (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[13]

Education

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There are no schools in Mount Howe nor nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the alternatives.[14]

References

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