Elphinstone, Queensland (Isaac Region)

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 6 people.[1]

Elphinstone
Queensland
Elphinstone is located in Queensland
Elphinstone
Elphinstone
Coordinates21°28′47″S 148°11′06″E / 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849 (Elphinstone (centre of locality))
Population6 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0287/km2 (0.074/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4742
Area208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Elphinstone:
Glenden Glenden Hail Creek
Burton Elphinstone Kemmis
Burton Burton Kemmis

Geography edit

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.[3] Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake fed by Anna Creek and was the water supply for the now abandoned town of Elphinstone.[4]

History edit

The locality was named after explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple, the leader of the 1859 and 1860 overland settlement expeditions to Port Denison from Rockhampton.[2]

Elphinstone Pocket State School opened circa 1936 and closed circa 1945.[5]

In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 6 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elphinstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ a b "Elphinstone – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47043)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Lake Elphinstone". Mackay Region Visitor Information Centre. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0