Diddillibah, Queensland

Diddillibah
Queensland
Diddillibah; Queensland
	Diddillibah
Coordinates	26°38′54″S 153°01′34″E / 26.6483°S 153.0261°ECoordinates: 26°38′54″S 153°01′34″E / 26.6483°S 153.0261°E
Population	1,403 (2016 census)
• Density	127.5/km2 (330.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4559
Area	11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	10 km (6 mi) W of Maroochydore ; 10.9 km (7 mi) ESE of Nambour ; 31.6 km (20 mi) NNW of Caloundra ; 102 km (63 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Ninderry
Federal division(s)	Fairfax
	Suburbs around Diddillibah:

Diddillibah is a semi-rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Diddillibah had a population of 1,403 people.^[1]

History[]

Students at Diddillibah Provisional School, circa 1891

Its name comes from a local Aboriginal word dhilla, which means "coarse grass" or "carpet snake" and ba, which means "place". Also known as the "valley of the snakes".^[2]^[3]^[4]

Diddillibah Provisional School opened on 14 September 1885, becoming Diddillibah State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 14 May 1962.^[5]

At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,403 people.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Diddillibah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Diddillibah – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48607)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ South East Queensland—Place Names Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
^ Maroochy Council—Place Name Origins Archived 10 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

External links[]

"Diddillibah". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Diddillibah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Diddillibah – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48607)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[3] South East Queensland—Place Names Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006

[4] Maroochy Council—Place Name Origins Archived 10 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006

[5] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

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