Basalt, Queensland
Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Basalt had a population of 190 people.Geography
In the north and west lies the Clarke River. The Burdekin River drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. In the south west is the Great Basalt Wall National Park.
The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road.History
In the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people.There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:
