Elphinstone, Queensland (Isaac Region)

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Elphinstone
Queensland
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Elphinstone
Coordinates 21°28′47″S148°11′06″E / 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849 (Elphinstone (centre of locality))
Population9 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0431/km2 (0.112/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4742
Area208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Isaac Region
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Elphinstone:
Glenden Glenden Hail Creek
Burton Elphinstone Kemmis
Burton Burton Kemmis

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 9 people. [1]

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Geography

The Suttor Developmental Road passes east to west through the locality. Isaac River and its tributary Anna Creek rise in the locality flowing towards the south-west. [3] Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake fed by Anna Creek and was the water supply for the now abandoned town of Elphinstone. [4]

History

The locality was named after explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple, the leader of the 1859 and 1860 overland settlement expeditions to Port Denison from Rockhampton. [2]

Elphinstone Pocket State School opened circa 1936 and closed circa 1945. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 6 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 9 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elphinstone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Elphinstone – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47043)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lake Elphinstone". Mackay Region Visitor Information Centre. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  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. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elphinstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg


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