Dutton River Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°23′04″S143°49′34″E / 20.3844°S 143.8261°E Coordinates: 20°23′04″S143°49′34″E / 20.3844°S 143.8261°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 33 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.00645/km2 (0.01669/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4821 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,120.2 km2 (1,976.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Flinders | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Dutton River is a rural locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Dutton River had a population of 33 people. [1]
Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is an Australian Aboriginal language of North-West Queensland, particularly the Hughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of the Shire of Flinders, including Dutton River, Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia, Richmond, Corfield, Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and Tangorin. [3]
Dalleburra (also known as Dalebura, Dal-leyburra, Yirandali) is a language of North-West Queensland, particularly Lammermoor Station via Hughenden. The Dalleburra language region includes the local government boundaries of the Flinders Shire Council. [4]
Dutton River State School opened on 24 January 1972 and closed on 6 June 1977. [5]
In the 2016 census Dutton River had a population of 33 people. [1]
The Flinders River flows through from south-east to south-west. Dutton River (the watercourse) rises in the locality and forms part of the western boundary before flowing south-west to join the Flinders. The stream known as Stawell River or Cambridge Creek rises in the locality and flows west to the Woolgar River, a tributary of the Flinders. [6]
The Flinders Highway passes briefly through the southern extremity of the locality.
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