Mount Carbine, Queensland

Mount Carbine is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Mount Carbine had a population of 101 people.[1]

Mount Carbine
Queensland
View from the service station on the eastern side of the Mulligan Highway across to the Mount Carbine hotel on the western side.
Mount Carbine
Coordinates16.5276°S 145.1341°E / -16.5276; 145.1341
Population101 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1013/km2 (0.2623/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area997.2 km2 (385.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Mount Carbine:
Lakeland Spurgeon Dedin
Desailly
Hurricane
Mount Carbine Syndicate
Shannonvale
Mount Mulligan Southedge Julatten
Mount Molloy

History

Mount Carbine Post Office opened by September 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1906) and closed in 1970.[4]

In the 2006 census, Mount Carbine had a population of 91.[5]

Between 2008 and 2013, Mount Carbine was within the Tablelands Region.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Carbine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Carbine – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 22985)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Mount Carbine – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48779)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Carbine (Mareeba Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2011.



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