Dittmer, Queensland

Dittmer is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people.[1]

Dittmer
Queensland
Dittmer is located in Queensland
Dittmer
Dittmer
Coordinates20.4512°S 148.4021°E / -20.4512; 148.4021 (Dittmer (town centre))
Population79 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.852/km2 (7.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Localities around Dittmer:
Lake Proserpine Crystal Brook Crystal Brook
Lake Proserpine Dittmer Kelsey Creek
Lake Proserpine Pauls Pocket Kelsey Creek

History

The locality is named after Felix Dittmer, who bought a gold mine in the area. A town grew up around the mine, but after its liquidation in 1952 it became a ghost town.[4]

Dittmer State School opened on circa 1938 and closed on circa 1952.[5] It was at approx 11 Thorogood Street (20.4504°S 148.4031°E / -20.4504; 148.4031 (Dittmer State School (former))).[6][7]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Dittmer. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School respectively, both in Proserpine to the north-east.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dittmer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Dittmer – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 42535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Dittmer – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. Daniels, Lou (2010). "DITTMER, FELIX CYRIL SIGISMUND (1904–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. UNSW Press.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Monte Christo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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