Dumgree, Queensland

Dumgree is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Dumgree had a population of 63 people.^[1]

Dumgree Queensland
Dumgree Homestead, circa 1913
Dumgree
Coordinates	24.1713°S 150.6388°E / -24.1713; 150.6388 (Dumgree (centre of locality))
Population	63 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0803/km2 (0.2080/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4715
Area	784.5 km2 (302.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	33.6 km (21 mi) NE of Biloela 87.6 km (54 mi) SW of Gladstone 145 km (90 mi) S of Rockhampton 587 km (365 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Dumgree: Jambin Ulogie Mount Alma Callide Dumgree Mount Alma Mount Murchison Valentine Plains Tablelands

Geography

The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Alma) and exits to the west (Callide).^[3]

The Moura railway line enters the locality from the east (Mount Alma) and exits to the north-west (Jambin).^[3] The locality is served by two railway stations:

• Mount Rainbow railway in the east of the locality (24.1427°S 150.7105°E / -24.1427; 150.7105 (Mount Rainbow railway station))^[4][5]
• Dumgree railway station in the west of the locality (24.1701°S 150.5648°E / -24.1701; 150.5648 (Dumgree railway station))^[4][6]

There are a number of protected areas within the locality (from north to south):

• Don River State Forest in the north of the locality, extending into neighbouring Ulogie to the north
• Calliope Range State Forest in the east of the locality
• Callide Timber Reserve in the south-west of the locality

Dumgree has the following mountains (from north to south):

• Mount Eugenie (24.0553°S 150.5874°E / -24.0553; 150.5874 (Mount Eugenie)), 565 metres (1,854 ft)^[7][8]
• Mount Gerard (24.0918°S 150.5565°E / -24.0918; 150.5565 (Mount Gerard)), 424 metres (1,391 ft)^[7][9]
• Rocky Point Mountain (24.1531°S 150.7857°E / -24.1531; 150.7857 (Rocky Point Mountain)), 563 metres (1,847 ft)^[7][10]
• Mount Buckland (24.1749°S 150.7371°E / -24.1749; 150.7371 (Mount Buckland)), 595 metres (1,952 ft)^[7][11]
• Blackfellow Mountain (24.1763°S 150.7962°E / -24.1763; 150.7962 (Blackfellow Mountain)), 562 metres (1,844 ft)^[7][12]
• Specimen Hill (24.1919°S 150.7662°E / -24.1919; 150.7662 (Specimen Hill)), 671 metres (2,201 ft)^[7][13]
• Bottle Tree Mountain (24.1923°S 150.5988°E / -24.1923; 150.5988 (Bottle Tree Mountain)), 427 metres (1,401 ft)^[7][14]
• Mount Fane (24.2452°S 150.7354°E / -24.2452; 150.7354 (Mount Fane)), 577 metres (1,893 ft)^[7][15]

Apart from the protected areas, the land use in the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. There is mining for coal and oil shale in the south-west of the locality, some of which takes place within the Callide Timber Reserve.^[16]

History

John Saunders Bell selected a pastoral run of 300 square miles (780 km²) in 1856.^[17] He called it Dumgree after the place in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, where he attended school.^[18][19][20]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dumgree had a population of 55 people.^[21]

In the 2021 census, Dumgree had a population of 63 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Dumgree. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Murchison State School in neighbouring Mount Murchison to the south-west and Wowan State School in Wowan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-west.^[22] Students living in the north-west of Dumgree might be too distant from these schools for a daily commute; the alternatives are distance education and boarding schools.^[22]