Esmeralda is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had a population of 10 people.[3]
| Esmeralda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Esmeralda | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°51′47″S 142°39′43″E / 18.8630°S 142.6619°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,212.4 km2 (2,012.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Croydon | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through from south to north.[4]
History edit
The locality takes its name from a local hill named on 30 September 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.[2]
Demographics edit
In the 2016 census, Esmeralda had a population of 21 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had a population of 10 people.[3]
Education edit
There are no schools in Esmeralda nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[5]
Economy edit
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[7]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esmeralda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Esmeralda – locality in Shire of Croydon (entry 43182)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esmeralda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Esmeralda, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Esmeralda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
Further reading edit
- Gorecki, P., Grant, M., Salmon, M. (1992). "The 1992 archaeological surveys on Esmeralda Station, Gulf of Carpentaria: preliminary results". Queensland archaeological research. 9 (1992): 54–. doi:10.25120/qar.9.1992.112. ISSN 0814-3021.