title: Gordonstone, Queensland
text: # Gordonstone, Queensland
  
  Gordonstone is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2021 census, Gordonstone had a population of 32 people.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The locality is bounded by Theresa Creek to the west.
  
  The Gregory Highway enters the locality from the south (Wyuna) and exits to the north (Chirnside). The Central Western railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Fork Lagoons) and exits to the north-west (Hibernia / Chirnside).
  
  Pelican Lagoon is a waterhole in the west of the locality (23°17′00″S 148°04′00″E﻿ / ﻿23.2833°S 148.0666°E﻿ / -23.2833; 148.0666﻿ (Pelican Lagoon)).
  
  The land use is a mix of cropping and grazing on native vegetation.
  
  ## History
  
  The name Gordonstone comes from the name of the pastoral run name, named in 1859 by pastoralist Gordon Sandeman using his first name and a reference to the basalt strata underneath the run.
  
  In the 2016 census, Gordonstone had a population of 3 people.
  
  ## Education
  
  There are no schools in Gordonstone. The nearest primary schools are Capella State School in Capella to the north and Emerald North State School in Emerald to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.
  
  