Dulong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°38′24″S 152°53′34″E / 26.64°S 152.8927°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 688 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 61.4/km2 (159.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Dulong is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people. [1]
The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation. There is a quarry from which basalt rock is extracted for use in the construction of roads and drainage. [3] [4]
The name Dulong is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning mud or wet clay. [2]
Dulong Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895, becoming Dulong State School on 1 January 1909. It closed due to local attendances in 1929 but reopened in 1930. It closed permanently in 1967. [5] The school was located at the north-west corner of the intersection of Dulong School Road and Sherwell Road ( 26°38′10″S 152°53′10″E / 26.6361°S 152.8861°E). [6] [3]
In the 2016 census, Dulong had a population of 564 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people. [1]
There are no schools in Dulong. The nearest government primary schools are Mapleton State School in neighbouring Mapleton to the north-west and Burnside State School in Burnside to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Burnside State High School, also in Burnside. [3]
Despite the name, the Dulong Lookout is on Dulong Road is just beyond the boundaries of the locality on the boundary of Kureelpa and Burnside ( 26°37′35″S 152°54′46″E / 26.6264°S 152.9127°E). [8] [3] The view to the east overlooks Burnside, Nambour, and beyond to the Coral Sea. [9]