Strathmore | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 17°11′44″S 142°44′05″E / 17.1955°S 142.7347°E / -17.1955; 142.7347 (Strathmore (centre)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 9,434.7 km2 (3,642.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Strathmore is an outback locality split between the Shire of Mareeba and the Shire of Etheridge, in Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, Strathmore had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Geography
The 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.[5]
There are no formalised roads within the locality, but there are tracks across the pastoral properties.[6]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Strathmore had "no people or a very low population".[7]
In the 2021 census, Strathmore had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[8]
- Minnies Outstation, part of Strathmore (17°36′55″S 142°44′14″E / 17.6154°S 142.7373°E / -17.6154; 142.7373 (Minnies Outstation (homestead)))
- Strathmore (17°51′43″S 142°33′39″E / 17.8620°S 142.5607°E / -17.8620; 142.5607 (Strathmore (homestead)))
Transport
There 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 / -17.6134; 142.7341 (Minnies Outstation airstrip))[9]
- Strathmore Airstrip #1 (17°50′34″S 142°32′23″E / 17.8427°S 142.5397°E / -17.8427; 142.5397 (Strathmore Airstrip #1))[9]
- Strathmore Airstrip #2 (17°51′51″S 142°33′27″E / 17.8642°S 142.5574°E / -17.8642; 142.5574 (Strathmore Airstrip #2))[9]
Education
There are no schools in Strathmore, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Strathmore (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "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.
