Dunkeld, Queensland

Dunkeld
Queensland
Dunkeld; Queensland
	Dunkeld State School
	Dunkeld
Coordinates	27°07′17″S 148°03′15″E / 27.1213°S 148.0541°E
Population	49 (2021 census)
• Density	0.01832/km2 (0.0474/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4465
Area	2,674.9 km2 (1,032.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	79.6 km (49 mi) S of Mitchell ; 122 km (76 mi) SW of Roma ; 448 km (278 mi) WNW of Toowoomba ; 576 km (358 mi) WNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Dunkeld:

Dunkeld is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Dunkeld had a population of 49 people.^[1]

Geography

The Maranoa River flows from north to south through the locality.^[3]

The land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.^[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]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dunkeld had a population of 41 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Dunkeld had a population of 49 people.^[1]

Education

Dunkeld State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) on Mitchell-St George Road.^[6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 1 teacher and 5 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).^[7]

There are no secondary schools in Dunkeld with the nearest being Mitchell State School (to Year 10) in Mitchell to the north, but for many parts of Dunkel it would be too distant for a daily commute. There is no secondary schooling to Year 12 nearby. The other options are distance education and boarding school.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunkeld (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Dunkeld – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47419)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunkeld (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "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.