Dululu
| Dululu Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dululu Rest Area, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Dululu | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°50′45″S 150°15′43″E / 23.8458°S 150.2619°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 97 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.662/km2 (1.714/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 146.6 km2 (56.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Dululu is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Dululu had a population of 97 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Dululu is in Central Queensland and sits at the junction of the Burnett and Leichhardt highways, 70 kilometres (43 mi) south-west of Rockhampton, Queensland and 610 kilometres (380 mi) north-west of Brisbane.
There are a number of neighbourhoods in Dululu:
- Boogargan (23°49′00″S 150°19′00″E / 23.8166°S 150.3166°E)[4]
- Bunerba (23°53′00″S 150°18′00″E / 23.8833°S 150.3°E)[5]
- Littles Crossing (23°52′00″S 150°13′00″E / 23.8666°S 150.2166°E)[6]
The now-closed Dawson Valley railway line passed through the locality with two abandoned stations in the locality:
- Boogargan railway station (23°48′44″S 150°18′30″E / 23.8123°S 150.3083°E)[7]
- Dululu railway station serving the town (23°50′44″S 150°15′40″E / 23.8455°S 150.2612°E)[7]
History
[edit]
The town's original name was Bunerba, but on 29 April 1915 Queensland Railways Department decided to name the new railway station Dululu to avoid confusion with Buneru, another town located near Wowan. The name derives from an Indigenous word meaning "soft".[2][3]
Alma Creek State School opened in 1915 and closed in 1935.[8]
Dululu State School opened circa August 1916 and closed on 11 April 1968.[8] It was at 30 Bryant Street (23°50′59″S 150°15′40″E / 23.8496°S 150.2612°E).[9][10][11]
Dululu Post Office opened by 1920 (a receiving office had been open from 1915).[12]
Bunerba Provisional School opened in February 1922. On 1 August 1924, it became Bunerba State School. It closed on 13 December 1996.[13][14] It was at 88 Bunerba School Road (23°52′29″S 150°17′52″E / 23.8748°S 150.2979°E).[9][15][11]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2011 census, the locality of Dululu and the surrounding area had a population of 139 people.[16]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Dululu had a population of 126 people.[17]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Dululu had a population of 97 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Dululu. The nearest government primary school is Wowan State School in neighbouring Wowan to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mount Morgan State High School in Mount Morgan to the north-east.[11]
Amenities
[edit]
Dululu Hall is at 14 Bryant Street (23°50′52″S 150°15′41″E / 23.8477°S 150.2615°E).[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dululu (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Dululu – town in Shire of Banana (entry 10793)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Dululu – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49547)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Boogargan – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 3613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Bunerba – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 5236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Littles Crossing – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 19788)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Deeford" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Parish of Bunerba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1969. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland state school – centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Parish of Bunerba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1969. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dululu". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dululu (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Building points – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Lanigan, Jack, ed. (1988), From their sweat and toil : a history of the local area, Wowan-Dululu Bicentennial Committee
- Bunerba School golden jubilee 1938-1988, The School, 1988
External links
[edit]- "Our Town Dululu" (PDF). Banana Shire Council. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2006.
- "Discover Central Queensland – Dululu". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.
- "Town map of Dululu". Queensland Government. 1980.
