Dalcouth, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Dalcouth
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.6577°N 151.9902°W
Pop:220
Postcode:4380
Elevation:907
Area:20.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.9
Dir1:W
Location1:Stanthorpe
Dist2:64.0
Dir2:S
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:63
Dir3:N
Location3:Tenterfield
Dist4:147
Dir4:S
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:220
Dir5:SE
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Applethorpe
Near-Ne:Ruby Creek (NSW)
Near-E:Ruby Creek (NSW)
Near-Se:Sugarloaf
Near-S:Kyoomba
Near-Sw:Stanthorpe
Near-W:Diamondvale
Near-Nw:Stanthorpe

Dalcouth is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is on the border with New South Wales. In the, Dalcouth had a population of 220 people.

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded by the Great Dividing Range to the north-east and east, which forms the border with New South Wales.

Mount Koola is a mountain in the north-west of the locality (-28.6491°N 151.9763°W) which rises to .[2] Koola is an Aboriginal wod meaning koala.[3]

History

Ten Mile Rock Provisional School opened on 27 July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Ten Mile Rock State School. In 1915, it was renamed Dalcouth State School. It closed in 1964. It was at 182 Gentle Road .[4]

During 2020 and 2021, the Queensland border was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some border crossing points had Queensland Police checkpoints to confirm eligibility to enter Queensland, while other border crossing points were closed. At Dalcouth, the border crossing on Amosfield Road to New South Wales was only open to local people with no through traffic permitted.[5]

Demographics

In the, Dalcouth had a population of 165 people.

In the, Dalcouth had a population of 220 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dalcouth. The nearest government primary school is Stanthorpe State School and the nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, both in neighbouring Stanthorpe to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 8 November 2017.
  2. 25 November 2020.
  3. 29 December 2020.
  4. Web site: 1953. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7. 24 January 2022. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. Web site: Road Status Update for Darling Downs as at 1:30am 7 April 2020. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20200406155336/https://data.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/htmlreports/district-Darling_Downs.html. 6 April 2020. 24 January 2022. Department of Transport and Main Roads.