| Dumgree Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Dumgree Homestead, circa 1913 | |||||||||||||||
  Dumgree | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°10′17″S150°38′20″E / 24.1713°S 150.6388°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 63 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0803/km2 (0.2080/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4715 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 784.5 km2 (302.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Dumgree is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Dumgree had a population of 63 people. [1]
The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Alma) and exits to the west (Callide). [3]
The Moura railway line enters the locality from the east (Mount Alma) and exits to the north-west (Jambin). [3] The locality is served by two railway stations:
There are a number of protected areas within the locality (from north to south):
Dumgree has the following mountains (from north to south):
Apart from the protected areas, the land use in the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. There is mining for coal and oil shale in the south-west of the locality, some of which takes place within the Callide Timber Reserve. [16]
John Saunders Bell selected a pastoral run of 300 square miles (780 km2) in 1856. [17] He called it Dumgree after the place in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, where he attended school. [18] [19] [20]
In the 2016 census, Dumgree had a population of 55 people. [21]
In the 2021 census, Dumgree had a population of 63 people. [1]
There are no schools in Dumgree. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Murchison State School in neighbouring Mount Murchison to the south-west and Wowan State School in Wowan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-west. [22] Students living in the north-west of Dumgree might be too distant from these schools for a daily commute; the alternatives are distance education and boarding schools. [22]
