Dunkeld, Queensland
Appearance
Dunkeld Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°07′17″S 148°03′15″E / 27.1213°S 148.0541°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 49 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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.[2]
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. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 1 teacher and 5 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunkeld (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Dunkeld State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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