Dunkeld, Queensland

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Dunkeld
Queensland
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Dunkeld State School
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Dunkeld
Coordinates 27°07′17″S148°03′15″E / 27.1213°S 148.0541°E / -27.1213; 148.0541 (Dunkeld (centre of locality))
Population49 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.01832/km2 (0.0474/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4465
Area2,674.9 km2 (1,032.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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

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

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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

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Dunkeld State School

Dunkeld State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mitchell-St George Road ( 26°57′28″S148°03′37″E / 26.9579°S 148.0603°E / -26.9579; 148.0603 (Dunkeld State School) ). [6] [7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 1 teacher and 5 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). [8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 3 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). [9] In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 11 students. [10]

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 Dunkeld, it would be too distant for a daily commute. There are no secondary nearby schools providing schooling to Year 12 with the closest being Roma State College in Roma, 122km to the north-east; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunkeld (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Dunkeld – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47419)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunkeld (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "Dunkeld State School". Dunkeld State School. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Dunkeld State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "Dunkeld State School: Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Dunkeld State School. p. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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