- Source: Dalrymple Creek, Queensland
Dalrymple Creek is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 51 people.
Geography
The Herbert River forms the south-western boundary of the locality and most of the developed land is on the river flats and predominantly used for growing sugarcane. The rest of the locality is mountainous and mostly undeveloped except for a section within the Abergowrie State Forest.
Mount Cadillah is a named peak in the west of the locality (18.4819°S 146.0275°E / -18.4819; 146.0275 (Mount Cadillah)).
History
The locality takes its name from the Dalrymple Creek which flows through the locality, a tributary of the Herbert River. The creek in named was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple, an explorer, public servant and politician.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 97 people.
In the 2021 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 51 people.
Education
There are no schools in Dalrymple Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Abergowrie State School in neighbouring Abergowrie to the west and Ingham State School in Ingham to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School, also in Ingham.
References
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- Daftar taman nasional di Australia
- Dalrymple Creek, Queensland
- Dalrymple National Park
- Stone Bridge, Dalrymple Gap Track
- Hay Point, Queensland
- Cardwell, Queensland
- Damper Creek, Queensland
- New England Highway state-controlled roads in Queensland
- Townsville
- Locations in Australia with a Scottish name
- North Queensland
