Opalton

Opalton is a 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, Opalton had a population of 59 people.

Geography
There are two protected areas within the locality:

Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
 * Bladensburg National Park in the north-west of the locality
 * Lark Quarry Conservation Park in the centre of the locality

Demographics
In the, Opalton had a population of 64 people.

In the, Opalton had a population of 59 people.

Attractions
Lark Quarry Conservation Park is at the end of Lark Quarry Access Road (-23.0154°N, 142.411°W). It has the world’s only known dinosaur stampede site.

Scrammy Lookout is in Bladensburg National Park (-22.5554°N, 143.1374°W).

The Opalton Opal Field is popular with tourists as a place for fossicking.