Opalton

Opalton
Queensland
Opalton; Queensland
	Opalton
Coordinates	23.2474°S 142.77095°E
Population	64 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.003780/km2 (0.00979/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4735
Area	16,932.3 km2 (6,537.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Shire of Winton
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Opalton:

Opalton is a rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Opalton had a population of 64 people.[1] The Opalton township is located adjacent to the Opalton Opal Field, one of the largest and most extensively worked opal deposits in Queensland.[3]

Geography

There are two protected areas within the locality:[4]

Bladensburg National Park in the north-west of the locality
Lark Quarry Conservation Park in the centre of the locality

Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

In the 2016 census Opalton had a population of 64 people.[1]

Attractions

Lark Quarry Conservation Park is at the end of Lark Quarry Access Road (23.0154°S 142.4110°E / -23.0154; 142.4110 (tourist attraction)).[5] It has the world’s only known dinosaur stampede site.[6]

Scrammy Lookout is in Bladensburg National Park (22.5554°S 143.1374°E / -22.5554; 143.1374 (Scrammy Lookout)).[5][7]

The Opalton Opal Field is popular with tourists as a place for fossicking.[3]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Opalton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Opalton – locality in Shire of Winton (entry 41495)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
"Western opal fields - Opalton". Queensland Government. 1 May 2022.
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
"Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"Lark Quarry Conservation Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
"Things to do: Bladensburg National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Opalton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Opalton – locality in Shire of Winton (entry 41495)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[Western_opal_fields_-_Opalton-3] "Western opal fields - Opalton". Queensland Government. 1 May 2022.

[globe-4] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[TouristPoints-5] "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[6] "Lark Quarry Conservation Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[7] "Things to do: Bladensburg National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.