Upper Haughton
Queensland
Upper Haughton is located in Queensland
Upper Haughton
Upper Haughton
Coordinates19°44′25″S 147°04′17″E / 19.7403°S 147.0713°E / -19.7403; 147.0713
Population75 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1919/km2 (0.497/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4809
Area390.9 km2 (150.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Upper Haughton:
Majors Creek
Woodstock
Horseshoe Lagoon Barratta
Reid River Upper Haughton Mona Park
Ravenswood Mulgrave Clare

Upper Haughton is a locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Upper Haughton had a population of 75 people.[1]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. It presumably takes its name from the Haughton River which forms its western boundary.[2] The river in turn was originally named after stockman Richard Houghton by pastoralist and explorer James Cassidy. However, it was renamed on 28 April 1950 to Haughton River at the request of the local residents and the Queensland Electoral Office.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Haughton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Upper Haughton – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42303)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. "Haughton River – watercourse in the Shire of Burdekin (entry 15507)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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