Lumholtz, Queensland

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Lumholtz Queensland
Lumholtz
Coordinates	18°17′28″S145°53′53″E / 18.2911°S 145.8980°E / -18.2911; 145.8980 (Lumholtz (centre of locality))
Population	0 (SAL 2016) [1] [2]
Postcode(s)	4849
Area	432.6 km2 (167.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	48.4 km (30 mi) NW of Ingham 159 km (99 mi) NW of Townsville 196 km (122 mi) SSW of Innisfail 1,600 km (994 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Lumholtz: Kirrama Murray Upper Kennedy Carruchan Cardwell Kirrama Lumholtz Cardwell Damper Creek Wairuna Abergowrie Dalrymple Creek

Lumholtz is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people. ^[4]

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south):

• Mount Alma ( 18°11′24″S145°50′54″E / 18.1901°S 145.8483°E / -18.1901; 145.8483 (Mount Alma) ) 861 metres (2,825 ft) ^{[5] [6]}
• Mount Pershouse ( 18°13′25″S145°47′44″E / 18.2236°S 145.7955°E / -18.2236; 145.7955 (Mount Pershouse) ) 976 metres (3,202 ft) ^{[5] [7]}
• Mount Thorn ( 18°16′13″S145°48′15″E / 18.2703°S 145.8041°E / -18.2703; 145.8041 (Mount Thorn) ) 926 metres (3,038 ft) ^{[5] [8]}
• Mount Creagh ( 18°16′21″S145°51′09″E / 18.2724°S 145.8526°E / -18.2724; 145.8526 (Mount Creagh) ) 861 metres (2,825 ft) ^{[5] [9]}
• Mount Macalister ( 18°18′00″S145°56′30″E / 18.3001°S 145.9416°E / -18.3001; 145.9416 (Mount Macalister) ) 1,058 metres (3,471 ft) ^{[5] [10]}
• Mount Arthur Scott ( 18°23′22″S146°02′47″E / 18.3894°S 146.0464°E / -18.3894; 146.0464 (Mount Arthur Scott) ) 914 metres (2,999 ft) ^{[5] [11]}
• Tabletop Mountain ( 18°24′16″S145°49′17″E / 18.4044°S 145.8214°E / -18.4044; 145.8214 (Tabletop Mountain) ) 672 metres (2,205 ft) ^{[5] [12]}

Almost all of the locality is within the Girringun National Park, ^[13] which was originally named Lumholtz National Park when it was created in 1991. ^[14] The exception is the 594-hectare (1,470-acre) pastoral property Gowrie & Rosevale in the south of the locality ( 18°22′40″S145°51′17″E / 18.3777°S 145.8548°E / -18.3777; 145.8548 (Gowrie & Rosevale (pastoral property)) ), where the land use is grazing on native vegetation. ^[13]

History

The locality is believed to have taken its name from Carl Sofus Lumholtz, a Norwegian traveller and anthropologist, who spent his time working in south and northeast Australia as an ethnographer and field researcher during the 1880s.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people. ^[15]

In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people. ^[4]

Attractions

Tuckers Lookout is a lookout on Kirama Road ( 18°12′16″S145°50′12″E / 18.20438°S 145.83677°E / -18.20438; 145.83677 (Tuckers Lookout) ). ^{[16] [17]}

Hinkler Falls is a waterfall on an unnamed creek ( 18°14′28″S145°50′36″E / 18.2411°S 145.8433°E / -18.2411; 145.8433 (Hinkler Falls) ). ^{[18] [19]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "Lumholtz – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lumholtz (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Mount Alma – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 440)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Mount Pershouse – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 26493)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Mount Thorn – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 34305)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "Mount Creagh – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8712)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
10. "Mount Macalister – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 20355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
11. "Mount Arthur Scott – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 885)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
12. "Tabletop Mountain – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 33092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
13. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
14. Environment and Heritage Department I (1991), Executive Council Minutes 2635 - Declaration and Naming of Lumholtz National Park and Amalgamation with Existing National Parks, 1991-10-03 - 1991-10-03, Queensland State Archives, archived from the original on 29 October 2023, retrieved 29 October 2023
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
16. "Tuckers Lookout – lookout in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 35260)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
17. "Parish of Meunga" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
18. "Hinkler Falls – waterfall in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 15924)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
19. "Parish of Glenbora" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.