Dingo, Queensland
| Dingo Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Dingo | |
| Coordinates | 23°39′0″S 149°20′0″E / 23.65000°S 149.33333°ECoordinates: 23°39′0″S 149°20′0″E / 23.65000°S 149.33333°E |
| Population | 263 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 4702 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region |
| State electorate(s) | Gregory |
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn |
Dingo is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Central Highlands Region and on the Capricorn Highway, 762 kilometres (473 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane and 148 kilometres (92 mi) west of the regional centre of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Dingo and the surrounding area had a population of 263.[1]
The town was surveyed in 1889 and took its name from the nearby Dingo Creek.[2] For a time in 1940 the town was known as Remo.[2]
In 1973, a population of Bridled nail-tail wallabies (Onychogalea fraenata) was found in the Dingo area by a fencing contractor. Until this sighting the species was thought to be extinct having not been seen since 1937. The area where the wallabies was rediscovered was protected as Taunton National Park.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dingo (Duaringa Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 263.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dingo". Place Name Details. Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland). Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bridled nailtail wallaby". Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland). Retrieved 24 April 2012.