Dalma, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Dalma
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.358°N 150.2266°W
Pop:95
Postcode:4702
Area:92.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:38.4
Dir1:W
Location1:Rockhampton CBD
Dist2:640
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Rockhampton Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Ridgelands
Near-Ne:Ridgelands
Near-E:Alton Downs
Near-Se:Nine Mile
Near-S:Stanwell
Near-Sw:Kalapa
Near-W:Morinish
Near-Nw:Morinish

Dalma is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dalma had a population of 95 people.

History

Dalma Provisional School opened on 5 March 1889 and closed on 1893.

Dalma Road Provisional School opened on 25 February 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Dalma Road State School. It closed in 1934. It was at 32 Harding Road in the present-day locality of Alton Downs (north-west corner of Nicholson Road,).[2]

Dalma Scrub Provisional School opened in May 1920. In 1926 it became Dalma Scrub State School. In 1947, it was renamed Dalma State School. It was "mothballed" on 30 January 2006 and closed on 31 December 2006.[3] It was at 5 Shannen Road .[4] [5]

Demographics

In the, Dalma had a population of 78 people.

In the, Dalma had a population of 95 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dalma. The nearest government primary schools are Ridgelands State School in neighbouring Ridgelands to the north and Stanwell State School in neighbouring Stanwell to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Rockhampton State High School in Wandal, Rockhampton.

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1923 . County of Livingstone sheet 1 . 14 August 2023 . . Map.
  3. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1972. Parish of Limestone. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229195432/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-limestone-1972.jpg . 29 December 2020 . 30 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. Web site: 5 Shannen Road, Dalma, Qld 4702 . 22 April 2022 . .