Opalton
Ghost town · Australia
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- 64
- Coordinates
- -23.243, 142.761
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
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.