Dunkeld, Queensland
| Dunkeld Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dunkeld | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°07′17″S 148°03′15″E / 27.1213°S 148.0541°ECoordinates: 27°07′17″S 148°03′15″E / 27.1213°S 148.0541°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 41 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01359/km2 (0.0352/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4465 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,018.0 km2 (1,165.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Dunkeld is a locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia, situated 80.7 kilometres (55.1 mi) south of Mitchell and 122.1 kilometres (75.8 mi) south-west of Roma.[2] In the 2016 census, Dunkeld had a population of 41 people.[1]
Geography[]
The Maranoa River flows from north to south through the locality.[3]
History[]
The name Dunkeld derives from a pastoral run name given in 1863 by pastoralists Edward Flood and Samuel Deane Gordon, after the village of Dunkeld, Tayside, Scotland.[2]
Dunkeld State School opened on 25 January 1965.[4]
Education[]
Dunkeld State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) on Mitchell-St George Road.[5] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 1 teacher and 5 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[6] There are no secondary schools in Dunkeld with the closest being Mitchell State School (for students up to Year 10) in Mitchell, 80.7 kilometres (50.1 mi) N of Dunkeld and Roma State College (for students in Year 11 and Year 12) in Roma, 122.1 kilometres (75.8 mi) NE of Dunkeld.
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunkeld (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Dunkeld – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47419)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Dunkeld State School". Dunkeld State School. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Dunkeld State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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