Dumbleton is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Dumbleton had a population of 242 people.[1]

Dumbleton
Queensland
Dumbleton is located in Queensland
Dumbleton
Dumbleton
Coordinates21°08′06″S 149°04′35″E / 21.135°S 149.0763°E / -21.135; 149.0763 (Dumbleton (centre of locality))
Population242 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density19.21/km2 (49.74/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4740
Area12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Dumbleton:
Farleigh Farleigh Farleigh
Balnagowan Dumbleton Erakala
Walkerston Alexandra Alexandra

History edit

Dumbleton State School opened on 1926 and closed circa 1949.[3]

In the 2016 census Dumbleton had a population of 242 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dumbleton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Dumbleton – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46777)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0