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Dulong, Queensland
Suburb of Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dulong is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] As of the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people.[1]
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Geography
The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing developments and grazing on native vegetation. There is a quarry from which basalt rock is extracted for constructing roads and drainage.[3][4]
History
The name Dulong is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning "mud" or "wet clay".[2]
Dulong Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895 and became Dulong State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1929 due to low local attendance but reopened in 1930. It permanently closed in 1967.[5] The school was located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Dulong School Road and Sherwell Road (26.6361°S 152.8861°E).[6][3]
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Demographics
In the 2016 census, Dulong had a population of 564 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Dulong. The nearest government primary schools are Mapleton State School in neighbouring Mapleton to the north-west and Burnside State School in Burnside to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Burnside State High School, also in Burnside.[3]
Attractions
Despite the name, the Dulong Lookout is on Dulong Road is just beyond the boundaries of the locality on the boundary of Kureelpa and Burnside (26.6264°S 152.9127°E).[8][3] The view to the east overlooks Burnside, Nambour, and beyond to the Coral Sea.[9]
Notable residents
- Estelle Thompson – crime novelist
References
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