Dulong, Queensland
Dulong is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people.[3]
| Dulong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Dulong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°38′24″S 152°53′34″E / 26.64°S 152.8927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 688 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation. There is a quarry from which basalt rock is extracted for use in the construction of roads and drainage.[4][5]
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.[6] The school was located at the north-west corner of the intersection of Dulong School Road and Sherwell Road (26°38′10″S 152°53′10″E / 26.6361°S 152.8861°E).[7][4]
Demographics edit
In the 2016 census, Dulong had a population of 564 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people.[3]
Education edit
There are no schools in Dulong. The nearest government primary schools are Mapleton State School in neighbouring Mapleton to the north-west and Burnside State School in Burnside to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Burnside State High School, also in Burnside.[4]
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″S 152°54′46″E / 26.6264°S 152.9127°E).[9][4] The view to the east overlooks Burnside, Nambour, and beyond to the Coral Sea.[10]
Notable residents edit
- Estelle Thompson – crime novelist
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dulong (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Dulong – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48612)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dulong (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Witsenhuysen, Francis (3 January 2023). "Future of council's quarries revealed". Sunshine Coast News. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Maroochy sheet 2" (Map). Queensland Government. 1965. from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dulong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Cantori, Lucy (13 April 2016). "Dulong Lookout to get $300,000 upgrade". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 30 July 2023.