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Durham, Queensland

Suburb of Bulloo Shire, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Durham is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the Queensland border with South Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Durham had a population of 31 people.[1]

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Geography

Cooper Creek passes north-south through the centre of the locality.

Three major outback roads pass through Durham:[4]

History

The area is the traditional lands of the Yandruwandha people.

In the 17th century, Spain and Portugal divided the world between them with a line running through Durham, which eventually became the border with South Australia. No representatives of either empire visited the site and no consultation with the Yandruwandha people was ever under taken.

The first Europeans to the area were the various parties within the Burke and Wills expedition.

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Demographics

In the 2016 census, Durham had a population of 36 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Durham had a population of 31 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Burke and Wills dig tree, 2008

The heritage-listed Burke and Wills Dig Tree is located beside the Bullah Bullah Waterhole at the Nappa Merrie pastoral station (27.6216°S 141.0734°E / -27.6216; 141.0734 (Burke and Wills Dig Tree)).[6]

Education

There are no schools in Durham and none nearby. Distance education and boarding school would be options.[3]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[7]

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See also

References

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