Dulong, Queensland
| Dulong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dulong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°38′24″S152°53′34″E/ 26.64°S 152.8927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 688 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 61.4/km2(159.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.2 km2(4.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST(UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Dulongis a rurallocalityin theSunshine Coast Region,Queensland,Australia.[2]In the2021 census,Dulong had a population of 688 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The land use is a mixture ofrural residentialhousing andgrazingon native vegetation. There is a quarry from whichbasaltrock is extracted for use in the construction of roads and drainage.[3][4]
History
[edit]The name Dulong is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning mud or wet clay.[2]
Dulong Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895, becoming Dulong State School on 1 January 1909. It closed due to local attendances in 1929 but reopened in 1930. It closed permanently in 1967.[5]The school was located at the north-west corner of the intersection of Dulong School Road and Sherwell Road (26°38′10″S152°53′10″E/ 26.6361°S 152.8861°E).[6][3]
Demographics
[edit]In the2016 census,Dulong had a population of 564 people.[7]
In the2021 census,Dulong had a population of 688 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Dulong. The nearest government primary schools are Mapleton State School in neighbouringMapletonto the north-west and Burnside State School inBurnsideto the east. The nearest government secondary school isBurnside State High School,also in Burnside.[3]
Attractions
[edit]Despite the name, the Dulong Lookout is on Dulong Road is just beyond the boundaries of the locality on the boundary of Kureelpa and Burnside (26°37′35″S152°54′46″E/ 26.6264°S 152.9127°E).[8][3]The view to the east overlooks Burnside, Nambour, and beyond to theCoral Sea.[9]
Notable residents
[edit]- Estelle Thompson– crime novelist
References
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- ^abcAustralian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Dulong (SAL)".2021 Census QuickStats.Retrieved28 February2023.
- ^ab"Dulong – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48612)".Queensland Place Names.Queensland Government.Retrieved5 November2019.
- ^abcd"Queensland Globe".State of Queensland.Retrieved8 August2023.
- ^Witsenhuysen, Francis (3 January 2023)."Future of council's quarries revealed".Sunshine Coast News.Retrieved8 August2023.
- ^Queensland Family History Society (2010),Queensland schools past and present(Version 1.01 ed.),Queensland Family History Society,ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
- ^"Parish of Maroochy sheet 2"(Map).Queensland Government.1965.Archivedfrom the original on 17 October 2021.Retrieved17 October2021.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(27 June 2017)."Dulong (SSC)".2016 Census QuickStats.Retrieved20 October2018.
- ^"Tourist points - Queensland".Queensland Open Data.Queensland Government.18 November 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 24 November 2020.Retrieved24 November2020.
- ^Cantori, Lucy (13 April 2016)."Dulong Lookout to get $300,000 upgrade".Sunshine Coast Daily.Retrieved30 July2023.
