Diglum, Queensland

Diglum is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Diglum had a population of 56 people.[3]

Diglum
Queensland
Diglum is located in Queensland
Diglum
Diglum
Coordinates24.2569°S 151.0858°E / -24.2569; 151.0858 (Diglum (centre of locality))
Population56 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4680
Area376.0 km2 (145.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Diglum:
Mount Alma Wooderson Taragoola
Tablelands Diglum Boynedale
Tablelands Boyne Valley Boyne Valley

Geography

The Gladstone–Monto Road runs along the north-eastern boundary.[4]

Apart from Futter Conservation Park, a small protected area in the north-west of the locality, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History

Dan Dan State School opened on 1920 and closed on 1930.[6] Dan Dan Creek is located within Diglum.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Diglum had a population of 36 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Diglum had a population of 56 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Diglum. The nearest government primary schools are Nagoorin State School in Boyne Valley to the south-east and Calliope State School in Calliope to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Calliope State High School in Calliope.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Diglum (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Diglum – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46603)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Diglum (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. Diglum, Queensland (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Dan Dan Creek – watercourse in the Gladstone Region (entry 9291)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Diglum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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