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Elphinstone, Queensland (Isaac Region)

Coordinates: 21°28′47″S 148°11′06″E / 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849 (Elphinstone (centre of locality))
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Elphinstone
Queensland
Elphinstone is located in Queensland
Elphinstone
Elphinstone
Coordinates21°28′47″S 148°11′06″E / 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849 (Elphinstone (centre of locality))
Population9 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0431/km2 (0.112/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4742
Area208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Elphinstone:
Glenden Glenden Hail Creek
Burton Elphinstone Kemmis
Burton Burton Kemmis

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 9 people.[1]

Geography

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The Suttor Developmental Road passes east to west through the locality. Isaac River and its tributary Anna Creek rise in the locality flowing towards the south-west.[3] Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake fed by Anna Creek and was the water supply for the now abandoned town of Elphinstone.[4]

History

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The locality was named after explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple, the leader of the 1859 and 1860 overland settlement expeditions to Port Denison from Rockhampton.[2]

Elphinstone Pocket State School opened circa 1936 and closed circa 1945.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 6 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 9 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elphinstone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Elphinstone – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47043)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Lake Elphinstone". Mackay Region Visitor Information Centre. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  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
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elphinstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata