Esmeralda, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 18°51′47″S 142°39′43″E / 18.8630°S 142.6619°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,212.4 km2 (2,012.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Esmeralda is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Geography
The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through from south to north.[4]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History
The locality takes its name from a local hill named on 30 September 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Esmeralda had a population of 21 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Education
There are no schools in Esmeralda nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[5]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[7]
- Esmeralda (18°51′10″S 142°34′25″E / 18.8529°S 142.5736°E)
- Glenora (18°59′43″S 142°58′15″E / 18.9953°S 142.9709°E)
- Idalia (18°27′22″S 142°34′08″E / 18.4560°S 142.5689°E)
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esmeralda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esmeralda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Esmeralda – locality in Shire of Croydon (entry 43182)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Esmeralda, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Esmeralda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
Further reading
- Gorecki, P., Grant, M., Salmon, M. (1992). "The 1992 archaeological surveys on Esmeralda Station, Gulf of Carpentaria: preliminary results". Queensland Archaeological Research. 9 (1992): 54–. doi:10.25120/qar.9.1992.112. ISSN 0814-3021.