Dalcouth, Queensland

Dalcouth is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the border with New South Wales.[3] In the 2016 census Dalcouth had a population of 165 people.[1]

Dalcouth
Queensland
Dalcouth
Coordinates28.6577°S 151.9902°E / -28.6577; 151.9902 (Dalcouth (centre of locality))
Population165 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.21/km2 (21.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4380
Area20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Dalcouth:
Stanthorpe Applethorpe Ruby Creek (NSW)
Diamondvale Dalcouth Ruby Creek (NSW)
Stanthorpe Kyoomba Sugarloaf

History

Ten Mile Rock Provisional School opened on 27 July 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Ten Mile Rock State School. In 1915 it was renamed Dalcouth State School in 1915. It closed in 1964.[4]

In the 2016 census Dalcouth had a population of 165 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalcouth (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Dalcouth – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49199)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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