Dunkeld, Queensland

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]

Dunkeld
Queensland
Dunkeld is located in Queensland
Dunkeld
Dunkeld
Coordinates27.1213°S 148.0541°E / -27.1213; 148.0541
Population41 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.01359/km2 (0.0352/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4465
Area3,018.0 km2 (1,165.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Dunkeld:
V Gate Eurella Mount Abundance
Bargunyah Dunkeld Ballaroo
Bindebango Bindebango Begonia

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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunkeld (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Dunkeld – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47419)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Dunkeld State School". Dunkeld State School. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Dunkeld State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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