Dalrymple Creek
Queensland
Dalrymple Creek is located in Queensland
Dalrymple Creek
Dalrymple Creek
Coordinates18°29′46″S 146°04′22″E / 18.4961°S 146.0727°E / -18.4961; 146.0727 (Dalrymple Creek (centre of locality))
Population51 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4850
Area112.3 km2 (43.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Dalrymple Creek:
Abergowrie Lumholtz Damper Creek
Abergowrie Dalrymple Creek Rungoo
Long Pocket Lannercost Hawkins Creek

Dalrymple Creek is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 51 people.[3]

Geography

The Herbert River forms the south-western boundary of the locality and most of the developed land is on the river flats and predominantly used for growing sugarcane. The rest of the locality is mountainous and mostly undeveloped except for a section within the Abergowrie State Forest.[4]

Mount Cadillah is a named peak in the west of the locality (18°28′55″S 146°01′39″E / 18.4819°S 146.0275°E / -18.4819; 146.0275 (Mount Cadillah)).[5]

History

The locality takes its name from the Dalrymple Creek which flows through the locality, a tributary of the Herbert River. The creek in named was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple, an explorer, public servant and politician.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 97 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 51 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Dalrymple Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Abergowrie State School in neighbouring Abergowrie to the west and Ingham State School in Ingham to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School, also in Ingham.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalrymple Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Dalrymple Creek – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42514)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalrymple Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mount Cadillah – mountain in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 5660)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dalrymple Creek – watercourse in Hinchinbrook Shire (entry 9243)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalrymple Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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