Dingo, Queensland
| Dingo Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Dingo | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°39′0″S 149°20′0″E / 23.65000°S 149.33333°ECoordinates: 23°39′0″S 149°20′0″E / 23.65000°S 149.33333°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 342 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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Dingo is a town and locality in the Central Highlands Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Dingo had a population of 342 people.[1]
Geography
The town is on the Capricorn Highway, 762 kilometres (473 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane and 148 kilometres (92 mi) west of the regional centre of Rockhampton.
History
The town was surveyed in 1889 and took its name from the nearby Dingo Creek.[3] For a time in 1940 the town was known as Remo.[3] Dingo Post Office opened on 1 October 1876.[4]
In 1973, a population of Bridled nail-tail wallabies (Onychogalea fraenata) was found in the Dingo area by a fencing contractor. Until this sighting the species was thought to be extinct having not been seen since 1937. The area where the wallabies was rediscovered was protected as Taunton National Park.[5]
In the 2006 census, Dingo had a population of 263 people.[6]
Notable residents
Australian rugby league player Ben Hunt grew up in Dingo.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dingo". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Dingo - town (entry 9993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Dingo - locality (entry 46946)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bridled nailtail wallaby". Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland). Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dingo". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2015.