Dittmer, Queensland
Dittmer is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people.[1]
| Dittmer Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dittmer | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20.4512°S 148.4021°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 79 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.852/km2 (7.39/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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History
The locality is named after Felix Dittmer, who bought a gold mine in the area. A town grew up around the mine, but after its liquidation in 1952 it became a ghost town.[4]
Dittmer State School opened on circa 1938 and closed on circa 1952.[5]
In the 2016 census the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dittmer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Dittmer – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 42535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Dittmer – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Daniels, Lou (2010). "DITTMER, FELIX CYRIL SIGISMUND (1904–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. UNSW Press.
- 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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