Strathmore is an outback locality split between the Shire of Mareeba and the Shire of Etheridge, in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Strathmore had "no people or a very low population".[1]
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| Coordinates: 17°11′44″S 142°44′05″E / 17.1955°S 142.7347°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 9,434.7 km2 (3,642.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe Einasleigh River splits the locality between the two local government areas with Shire of Mareeba to the north and Shire of Etheridge to the south.[4]
There are no formalised roads within the locality, but there are tracks across the pastoral properties.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Strathmore had "no people or a very low population".[6]
In the 2021 census, Strathmore had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Economy
editThere are a number of homesteads in the locality:[7]
- Minnies Outstation, part of Strathmore (17°36′55″S 142°44′14″E / 17.6154°S 142.7373°E)
- Strathmore (17°51′43″S 142°33′39″E / 17.8620°S 142.5607°E)
Transport
editThere are a number of airstrips in the locality:
- Minnies Outstation airstrip (17°36′48″S 142°44′03″E / 17.6134°S 142.7341°E)[8]
- Strathmore Airstrip #1 (17°50′34″S 142°32′23″E / 17.8427°S 142.5397°E)[8]
- Strathmore Airstrip #2 (17°51′51″S 142°33′27″E / 17.8642°S 142.5574°E)[8]
Education
editThere are no schools in Strathmore, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[9]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Strathmore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Strathmore – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48882)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Strathmore – locality in Shire of Etheridge (entry 41663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Strathmore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
