| Sapphire Central Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Sapphire Central | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°29′02″S 147°44′13″E / 23.4839°S 147.7369°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,214 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.622/km2 (22.331/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 140.8 km2 (54.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Sapphire Central is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The town of Sapphire is within the locality (23°27′40″S 147°43′15″E / 23.46111°S 147.7208°E).[3] Sapphires are mined extensively in the area.
Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the locality of Argyll were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Sapphire Central with an area of 140.8 square kilometres (54.4 sq mi).[4][5][6][7]
In the 2021 census, Sapphire Central had a population of 1,214 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sapphire Central – bounded locality within the Central Highlands Region (entry 50497)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Sapphire – population centre in the Central Highlands Region (entry 29943)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Recent place name decisions: Job number 18-115: The Gemfields". Queensland Government. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Anakie Siding, Argyll, Emerald, Gindie, Lochington, Minerva, Rubyvale and Sapphire Central" (PDF). Queensland Government. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Locality Boundaries and Names: Anakie Siding, Argyll, Emerald, Gindie, Lochington, Minerva, Rubyvale and Sapphire Central" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 July 2020.