Emerald, Queensland

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Emerald is a rural town and regional service centre in Central Queensland, Australia, known for its coal mining, agriculture, and role as a transport hub.

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Label Occurrences
Emerald, Queensland canonical 4
The Garden City of Queensland 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
airport Emerald Airport
airportServes Central Highlands region
surface form: Central Highlands Region
climate humid subtropical climate
climateClassification Köppen Cfa
country Australia
distanceFrom 270 km west of Rockhampton
about 880 km northwest of Brisbane by road
economicRole service centre for Central Highlands mining sector
service centre for surrounding agricultural districts
educationFacility Emerald State School
surface form: Emerald North State School

Emerald State School
surface form: Emerald State High School

Emerald State School
Marist College Emerald
electoralDistrictState Gregory
electoralDivisionFederal Flynn
formerLocalGovernmentArea Shire of Emerald (former)
surface form: Shire of Emerald
hasBotanicGarden Emerald Botanic Gardens
hasHeritageListing Emerald Hospital (heritage-listed parts)
Emerald Shire Council Chambers
Emerald railway station
surface form: Emerald railway station complex
hasHospital Emerald Hospital
hasLibrary Emerald Library
highway Capricorn Highway
Gregory Highway
irrigationScheme Fairbairn Dam and Emerald Irrigation Area
knownFor agriculture
cattle grazing
coal mining
cotton production
grain production
localGovernmentArea Central Highlands region
surface form: Central Highlands Region
locatedIn Bowen Basin coal mines
surface form: Central Highlands coalfields
locatedOnRiver Nogoa River NERFINISHED
majorIndustry coal mining
irrigated agriculture
nearbyCoalMines Crinum coal mine
Ensham coal mine
Crinum coal mine
surface form: Gregory coal mine
nearbyDam Fairbairn Dam
population approximately 14,000 (early 2020s)
postcode 4720
railwayLine Central Western railway line
railwayStation Emerald railway station
region Central Queensland
role regional service centre
transport hub
state Queensland
timeZone AEST
touristAttraction Emerald Botanic Gardens
Van Gogh Sunflower painting reproduction
utcOffset +10:00

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Castlereagh Highway passesThrough Emerald, Queensland
Castlereagh Highway terminusNear Emerald, Queensland
Garden City hasAlternativeName Emerald, Queensland
this entity surface form: The Garden City of Queensland
Central Highlands region hasTown Emerald, Queensland
subject surface form: Central Highlands Region
Central Highlands region administrativeCentre Emerald, Queensland
subject surface form: Central Highlands Region