Dalrymple Heights
| Dalrymple Heights Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dalrymple Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°03′32″S 148°30′28″E / 21.0588°S 148.5077°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 44 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.458/km2 (1.186/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4757 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Dalrymple Heights is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Dalrymple Heights had a population of 44 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
The ridgeline of the Clarke Range forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Immediately west of this is a relatively flat area which is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation. Most of the locality further west is mountainous and undeveloped and is within the Eungella National Park.[3]
History[edit]
The first blocks were offered as dairying selections in 1912.[4]
Dalrymple Heights Provisional School was built by local settlers and opened on 14 June 1937. In 1950 it became Dalrymple Heights State School. It closed on 9 September 1959. Opened as a provisional school in 1937 and was proclaimed a state school in 1950. It closed in 1959.[5][6] It was at 686 Dalrymple Road (21°05′54″S 148°31′18″E / 21.0983°S 148.5216°E).[7][3]
In July 1965, snow fell in the locality, marking the only tropical snowfall location on record in Australia.[8]
In the 2016 census Dalrymple Heights had a population of 44 people.[1]
Economy[edit]
Historically, this was a dairying area. However, de-regulation and supermarket purchasing power has increasingly made dairying uneconomic for smaller producers. In the 1980s there were 28 dairy farms in the area, but by 2012 there were only three.[9]
The Dalrymple Heights Australia Post office is the name allocated to the post office in nearby Eungella, and has never been a post office in Dalrymple Heights.[10]
Attractions[edit]
Peases Lookout is a tourist attraction on Dalyrmple Road (21°06′53″S 148°31′09″E / 21.1146°S 148.5193°E).[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalrymple Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Dalrymple Heights – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46773)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Land Ballots, Clearing & Dairying 1930s" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "New school". Daily Mercury. Vol. 86, no. 213. Queensland, Australia. 5 September 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mirani" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Saunders, Tom (25 May 2023). "The suprising locations in Australia where snow has fallen outside the Alps". ABC News. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Geiger, D. (28 November 2012). "End of an era for family dairy farm". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Australia Post - Dalrymple Heights, Eungella, QLD - Opening Hours & Catalogue". www.openinghoursau.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
