Middlemount, Queensland

Middlemount
Queensland
Middlemount coal mine, 2011
Middlemount is located in Queensland
Middlemount
Middlemount
Coordinates22°48′40″S 148°42′02″E / 22.8111°S 148.7005°E / -22.8111; 148.7005 (Middlemount (town centre))
Population1,899 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.7701/km2 (9.765/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4746
Area503.7 km2 (194.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Localities around Middlemount:
Dysart May Downs May Downs
Dysart Middlemount Mackenzie River
Bundoora Mackenzie River Mackenzie River

Middlemount is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Middlemount had a population of 1,899 people.[1]

It is nicknamed the "Giant Peanut" by some locals due to its peanut-shaped road layout.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Middlemount – town in Isaac Region (entry 22000)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Middlemount – locality in Isaac Region (entry 49386)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Isaac ... the region of first choice" (PDF). Isaac Regional Council. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.