Gemini Mountains, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Gemini Mountains
State:qld
Coordinates:-22.4391°N 147.8722°W
Pop:65
Postcode:4721
Area:556.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:59.3
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Moranbah
Dist2:228
Dir2:SW
Location2:Mackay
Dist3:996
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Isaac Region
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Kilcummin
Near-Ne:Winchester
Near-E:Dysart
Near-Se:Dysart
Near-S:Wolfang
Near-Sw:Wolfang
Near-W:Kilcummin
Near-Nw:Kilcummin

Gemini Mountains is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gemini Mountains had a population of 65 people.

Geography

The Goonyella railway line forms most of the western boundary of the locality, with Mount McLaren railway station serving Graincorp's grain handling facility (-22.3472°N 147.7558°W).[2] [3]

One of the four segments of the Peak Range National Park is in the south of the locality.[4]

The locality contains the following mountains:

The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain range Gemini Mountains (-22.4666°N 147.8833°W), which consists of two volcanic peaks, Mount Castor and Mount Pollux. Castor and Pollux were the Gemini twins in Greek and Roman mythology.[13]

Demographics

In the, Gemini Mountains had a population of 51 people.

In the, Gemini Mountains had a population of 65 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gemini Mountains. The nearest government primary schools are:

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Locations . 2022-06-11 . Grains GrainCorp . en-US . 6 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220306081209/https://grains.graincorp.com.au/locations/ . live .
  4. Web site: Peak Range National Park . 2022-06-11 . . en . 11 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611054738/https://issuu.com/isaacregionalcouncil/docs/11763_-_isaac_visitor_guide__1_/s/11418531 . live .
  5. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  6. 25 November 2020.
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  12. 25 November 2020.
  13. 7 March 2022.