| Type: | suburb |
| Gilbert River | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -18.2559°N 142.753°W |
| Pop: | 32 |
| Postcode: | 4871 |
| Area: | 2385.4 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Shire of Etheridge |
| Stategov: | Traeger |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Strathmore |
| Near-Ne: | Strathmore |
| Near-E: | Georgetown |
| Near-Se: | Georgetown |
| Near-S: | Northhead |
| Near-Sw: | Esmeralda |
| Near-W: | Croydon |
| Near-Nw: | Croydon |
Gilbert River is a rural locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gilbert River had a population of 32 people.
The locality is roughly bounded to the south by the Gregory Range (-18.4876°N 142.6433°W) which extends into neighbouring Croydon, Esmeralda and Northhead and beyond.
Gilbert River has the following mountains:
The western part of the locality is a protected area being within the Littleton National Park and the Littleton Resources Reserve.[4] The remainder of the land is used for grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of pasture around the Gilbert River.
The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through the south-western corner. [5]
Jangga, also known as Yangga, is a language of Central Queensland. The Jangga language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Etheridge Shire Council.[6]
The locality takes its name from the Gilbert River which flows through the locality.
Gilbert River Provisional School opened on 8 May 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Gilbert River State School. It closed in 1923. It reopened in 1954 and then closed in 1961.
In the Gilbert River had a population of 38 people.
In the, Gilbert River had a population of 32 people.
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[7]
Littleton Airstrip (also known as Inorunie) is an airstrip just inside the national park and immediately south of the Inorunie homestead (-18.2137°N 142.6554°W).[8]