# Mantuan Downs, Queensland

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Mantuan Downs is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mantuan Downs had a population of 23 people.

## Geography

The Claude River rises in the north-west of the locality (24°25′16″S 146°40′41″E﻿ / ﻿24.4211°S 146.6781°E﻿ / -24.4211; 146.6781﻿ (Claude River (source))) and flows in an easterly direction. The Nogoa River enters the locality from Carnarvon Park to the south (24°47′11″S 147°12′48″E﻿ / ﻿24.7865°S 147.2134°E﻿ / -24.7865; 147.2134﻿ (Nogoa River (enters))) and flows in a northeasterly direction, briefly forming part of the locality's eastern boundary before its confluence with its tributary the Claude River on the locality's boundary (24°24′32″S 147°18′22″E﻿ / ﻿24.4090°S 147.3060°E﻿ / -24.4090; 147.3060﻿ (confluence of Claude and Nogoa Rivers)), after which the Nogoa River exits to Nandowrie to the east.
The locality has the following ranges:
* Drummond Range (24°25′06″S 146°45′31″E﻿ / ﻿24.4184°S 146.7585°E﻿ / -24.4184; 146.7585﻿ (Drummond Range))
* Great Dividing Range (24°27′28″S 146°37′12″E﻿ / ﻿24.4579°S 146.62009°E﻿ / -24.4579; 146.62009﻿ (Great Dividing Range))
and the following mountains and valleys:
* Mount Caroline (24°43′54″S 147°14′58″E﻿ / ﻿24.7316°S 147.2495°E﻿ / -24.7316; 147.2495﻿ (Mount Caroline)) 565 metres (1,854 ft)
* Mount Vexation (24°41′47″S 147°15′02″E﻿ / ﻿24.6963°S 147.2506°E﻿ / -24.6963; 147.2506﻿ (Mount Vexation)) 601 metres (1,972 ft)
* Yarra Gorge (24°46′28″S 147°14′39″E﻿ / ﻿24.7744°S 147.2442°E﻿ / -24.7744; 147.2442﻿ (Yarra Gorge))
The Dawson Developmental Road enters the locality from Nandowrie in the east and continues west, exiting to Windeyer in the west.

## History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Mantuan Downs pastoral property established by Thomas Mitchell. Mitchell explored and named the area in July 1846.
In January 2020 the North Australian Pastoral Company announced that it was purchasing the large-scale cattle breeding and finishing property named Mantuan Downs. The 134,000-hectare (330,000-acre) property consists of two pastoral leases, known as Mantuan Downs and Castlevale, as well as the freehold Semper Idem.

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mantuan Downs had a population of 31 people.
In the 2021 census, Mantuan Downs had a population of 23 people.

## Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:
* Albeni (24°34′43″S 147°04′20″E﻿ / ﻿24.5787°S 147.0723°E﻿ / -24.5787; 147.0723﻿ (Albeni (homestead)))
* Beaucamp (24°28′54″S 147°15′08″E﻿ / ﻿24.4816°S 147.2522°E﻿ / -24.4816; 147.2522﻿ (Beaucamp (homestead)))
* Castlevale (24°29′33″S 146°52′01″E﻿ / ﻿24.4924°S 146.8669°E﻿ / -24.4924; 146.8669﻿ (Castlevale (homestead)))
* Cungelella (24°40′59″S 147°10′42″E﻿ / ﻿24.6831°S 147.1782°E﻿ / -24.6831; 147.1782﻿ (Cungelella (homestead)))
* Goodliffe (24°38′50″S 147°02′44″E﻿ / ﻿24.6472°S 147.0455°E﻿ / -24.6472; 147.0455﻿ (Goodliffe (homestead)))
* Mantuan Downs (24°24′46″S 147°14′48″E﻿ / ﻿24.4128°S 147.2466°E﻿ / -24.4128; 147.2466﻿ (Mantuan Downs (homestead)))
* Mount Vexation (24°41′18″S 147°11′52″E﻿ / ﻿24.6882°S 147.1978°E﻿ / -24.6882; 147.1978﻿ (Mount Vexation (homestead)))
* Semper Idem (24°26′58″S 147°12′54″E﻿ / ﻿24.4495°S 147.2151°E﻿ / -24.4495; 147.2151﻿ (Semper Idem (homestead)))

## Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality:
* Castlevale airstrip #1 (24°34′29″S 147°04′56″E﻿ / ﻿24.5746°S 147.0823°E﻿ / -24.5746; 147.0823﻿ (Castlevale Airstrip #1))
* Castlevale airstrip #2 (24°28′13″S 146°57′13″E﻿ / ﻿24.4703°S 146.9536°E﻿ / -24.4703; 146.9536﻿ (Castlevale Airstrip #2))
* Goodliffe airstrip (24°38′50″S 147°02′28″E﻿ / ﻿24.6472°S 147.0411°E﻿ / -24.6472; 147.0411﻿ (Goodliffe airstrip))
* Mantuan Downs airstrip (24°24′38″S 147°14′44″E﻿ / ﻿24.4105°S 147.2456°E﻿ / -24.4105; 147.2456﻿ (Mantuan Downs Airstrip))
* Yandaburra airstrip (24°42′12″S 147°10′50″E﻿ / ﻿24.7034°S 147.1806°E﻿ / -24.7034; 147.1806﻿ (Yandaburra airstrip))

## Education

There are no schools in Mantuan Downs. The nearest primary school is Tresswell State School in Nandowrie, but it has been closed temporarily since February 2020, and there are no other nearby primary schools. There are no nearby secondary schools. The options for education are distance learning and boarding schools.