Opalton
| Opalton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Old Cork Homestead, erected 1870s | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°14′51″S 142°46′15″E / 23.2474°S 142.77095°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 59 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.003484/km2 (0.00902/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4735 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16,932.3 km2 (6,537.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Winton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Opalton is a outback rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia. It is known for the Opalton Opal Field, one of the largest and most extensively worked opal deposits in Queensland. In the 2021 census, Opalton had a population of 59 people.