Dittmer, Queensland

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Dittmer
Queensland
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Dittmer
Coordinates 20°27′04″S148°24′08″E / 20.4512°S 148.4021°E / -20.4512; 148.4021 (Dittmer (town centre)) Coordinates: 20°27′04″S148°24′08″E / 20.4512°S 148.4021°E / -20.4512; 148.4021 (Dittmer (town centre))
Population79 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.852/km2 (7.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4800
Area27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s) Whitsunday
Federal division(s) Dawson
Localities around Dittmer:
Lake Proserpine Crystal Brook Crystal Brook
Lake Proserpine Dittmer Kelsey Creek
Lake Proserpine Pauls Pocket Kelsey Creek

Dittmer is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people. [1]

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History

The locality is named after Felix Dittmer, who bought a gold mine in the area. A town grew up around the mine, but after its liquidation in 1952 it became a ghost town. [4]

Dittmer State School opened on circa 1938 and closed on circa 1952. [5] It was at approx 11 Thorogood Street ( 20°27′01″S148°24′11″E / 20.4504°S 148.4031°E / -20.4504; 148.4031 (Dittmer State School (former)) ). [6] [7]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Dittmer. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School respectively, both in Proserpine to the north-east. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dittmer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Dittmer – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 42535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dittmer – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Daniels, Lou (2010). "DITTMER, FELIX CYRIL SIGISMUND (1904–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. UNSW Press.
  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. ↑ "Monte Christo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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