Durham, Queensland
Durham is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Durham had a population of 36 people.[1]
| Durham Bulloo Shire, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Bullah Bullah waterhole, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
  Durham | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°15′31″S 141°47′35″E / 27.2586°S 141.7930°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.001916/km2 (0.00496/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4492 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18,789.4 km2 (7,254.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bulloo Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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GeographyEdit
Cooper Creek passes north-south through the centre of the locality.
Three major outback roads pass through Durham:[3]
HistoryEdit
In the 2016 census Durham had a population of 36 people.[1]
Heritage listingsEdit
The heritage-listed Burke and Wills Dig Tree is located beside the Bullah Bullah Waterhole at the Nappa Merrie pastoral station (27°37′18″S 141°04′24″E / 27.6216°S 141.0734°E).[4]
EducationEdit
There are no schools in Durham and none nearby. Distance education and boarding school would be options.[5]
EconomyEdit
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[6]
- Durham Downs (27°04′44″S 141°54′27″E / 27.0789°S 141.9075°E)
- Joes Outstation (26°55′48″S 141°47′31″E / 26.9300°S 141.7920°E)
- Kihee (27°23′17″S 142°37′13″E / 27.3880°S 142.6203°E)
- Nappa Merrie (27°35′46″S 141°06′24″E / 27.5962°S 141.1068°E)
- New Bundeena Outstation (27°22′48″S 142°35′37″E / 27.3800°S 142.5935°E)
- St Anne's Cottage (27°26′11″S 141°17′38″E / 27.4363°S 141.2940°E)
- Woomanooka (27°15′03″S 142°07′46″E / 27.2509°S 142.1295°E)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Durham (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Durham – locality in Shire of Bulloo (entry 50022)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Downs South West Region West" (PDF). Road region maps. Queensland Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Burke and Wills Dig Tree (entry 601073)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External linksEdit
Media related to Durham, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons