Esmeralda, Queensland
Download coordinates as:
- KML
- GPX (all coordinates)
- GPX (primary coordinates)
- GPX (secondary coordinates)
- 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
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
- ^ 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.
- v
- t
- e