Type: | suburb |
Dalrymple Creek | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -18.4961°N 146.0727°W |
Pop: | 51 |
Postcode: | 4850 |
Area: | 112.3 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 16.5 |
Dir1: | E |
Location1: | Abergowrie |
Dist2: | 28.3 |
Dir2: | NNW |
Location2: | Ingham |
Dist3: | 140 |
Dir3: | NW |
Location3: | Townsville |
Dist4: | 1501 |
Dir4: | NNW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Shire of Hinchinbrook |
Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
Fedgov: | Kennedy |
Near-N: | Lumholtz |
Near-Ne: | Damper Creek |
Near-E: | Rungoo |
Near-Se: | Hawkins Creek |
Near-S: | Lannercost |
Near-Sw: | Long Pocket |
Near-W: | Abergowrie |
Near-Nw: | Abergowrie |
Dalrymple Creek is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 51 people.
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°N 146.0275°W).[2]
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.[3]
In the, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 97 people.
In the, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 51 people.
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.