Elphinstone, Queensland (Isaac Region) Explained

Type:suburb
Elphinstone
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.4797°N 148.1849°W
Pop:9
Postcode:4742
Area:208.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Isaac Region
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Glenden
Near-Ne:Hail Creek
Near-E:Kemmis
Near-Se:Kemmis
Near-S:Burton
Near-Sw:Burton
Near-W:Burton
Near-Nw:Glenden

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Elphinstone had a population of 9 people.

Geography

The Suttor Developmental Road passes east to west through the locality. Isaac River and its tributary Anna Creek rise in the locality flowing towards the south-west. Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake fed by Anna Creek and was the water supply for the now abandoned town of Elphinstone.[2]

History

The locality was named after explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple, the leader of the 1859 and 1860 overland settlement expeditions to Port Denison from Rockhampton.[1]

Elphinstone Pocket State School opened circa 1936 and closed circa 1945.

Demographics

In the Elphinstone had a population of 6 people.

In the, Elphinstone had a population of 9 people.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Lake Elphinstone. Mackay Region Visitor Information Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20170724093046/http://www.mackayregion.com/accommodation/lake-elphinstone/76305. 24 July 2017. live. 24 July 2017.