Queenton, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Queenton Charters Towers, Queensland
Bushland, Queenton, 2013
Queenton Location in Queensland
Population	1,285 (2016 census)
• Density	238.0/km2 (616/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4820
Area	5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	2.8 km (2 mi) E of Charters Towers City 136 km (85 mi) SW of Townsville 1,310 km (814 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Queenton: Charters Towers City Richmond Hill Columbia Towers Hill Queenton Broughton Mosman Park Millchester Broughton

Queenton is a suburb of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Queenton had a population of 1,285 people.

Heritage listings

Queenton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Enterprise Road: Signals, Crane and Subway, Charters Towers Railway Station
• Charters Towers mine shafts
• Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers

Education

There are no schools in Queenton. The nearest government primary schools are Millchester State School in neighbouring Millchester to the south, Charters Tower Central State School in neighbouring Charters Towers City to the west, and Richmond Hill State School in neighbouring Richmond Hill to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers City.

Images for kids

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  Charters Towers railway station, 2013

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  Queenton State School, 1904