Didcot, Queensland
| Didcot Queensland |
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Didcot, 2008
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.48/km2 (1.23/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4621 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 126.0 km2 (48.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Didcot had a population of 60 people.[1]
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Geography
The now-closed Mungar-Monto railway line passed through Didcot from west to east with two now-abandoned railway stations serving the locality:
- Didcot railway station in the west of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) [3][4]
- Chowey railway station in the east of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[3][5]
Didcot has the following mountains:
- Mount Melville (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 160 metres (520 ft)[6][7]
- Mount Shamrock (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 135 metres (443 ft)[6][8]
Mount Shamrock is a former mining town in the north-east of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.), immediately south of the mountain of the same name.[9][10]
History
A report by R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension, dated 10 November 1897 stated:- "After arranging for a horse, I proceeded to what is known as Irwin's Hotel, an accommodation-house on Didcot Creek, about 9 miles (14 km) from Woowoonga."[11] Degilbo at that time was known as Woowoonga.
Mount Shamrock Provisional School opened on 24 February 1890, closing circa 1894. The school reopened on 7 April 1896 as Mount Shamrock Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Shamrock State School. It closed circa 1935.[12]
Didcot Provisional School opened on 23 November 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Didcot State School. It closed in 1967.[12]
In the 2011 census, Didcot had a population of 287 people.[13]
In the 2016 census Didcot had a population of 60 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Didcot has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Chowey Cemetery Road, off Gooroolba Biggenden Road: Chowey Cemetery (also known as Mount Shamrock Cemetery)[14]
- on the Mungar-Monto railway line: Deep Creek Railway Bridge[14][15]
Engineers Australia listed on their Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers:
- Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges that are situated on the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line, including the Deep Creek Railway Bridge, are recognized with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the "best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia".[16][17]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[18]
- Avalon (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Bibaringa (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Brahman Pk (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Danebo (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Nora Creina (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Plum Tree (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Warra Creek (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Education
There are no schools in Didcot. The nearest primary schools are Coalstoun Lakes State School in neighbouring Coalstoun Lakes to the south and Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west.[19]
References
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