Esmeralda, Queensland

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Suburb of Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia
18°51′47″S 142°39′43″E / 18.8630°S 142.6619°E / -18.8630; 142.6619 (Esmeralda (centre of locality))Population0 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi)Postcode(s)4871Area5,212.4 km2 (2,012.5 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 105 km (65 mi) SSE of Croydon
  • 260 km (162 mi) SE of Normanton
  • 576 km (358 mi) SW of Cairns
  • 1,867 km (1,160 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of CroydonState electorate(s)TraegerFederal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Esmeralda:
Croydon Croydon Gilbert River
Claraville Esmeralda Northhead
Savannah Victoria Vale Bellfield

Esmeralda is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through from south to north.[3]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from a local hill named on 30 September 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Esmeralda had a population of 21 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Education

There are no schools in Esmeralda nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[4]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[6]

  • Esmeralda (18°51′10″S 142°34′25″E / 18.8529°S 142.5736°E / -18.8529; 142.5736 (Esmeralda (homestead)))
  • Glenora (18°59′43″S 142°58′15″E / 18.9953°S 142.9709°E / -18.9953; 142.9709 (Glenora (homestead)))
  • Idalia (18°27′22″S 142°34′08″E / 18.4560°S 142.5689°E / -18.4560; 142.5689 (Idalia (homestead)))

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esmeralda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Esmeralda – locality in Shire of Croydon (entry 43182)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ Esmeralda, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Esmeralda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "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.
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