Dalrymple Creek is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Dalrymple Creek had a population of 97 people.[1]

Dalrymple Creek Queensland
Dalrymple Creek
Coordinates	18.4962°S 146.0727°E / -18.4962; 146.0727
Population	97 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.815/km2 (2.111/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4850
Area	119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Dalrymple Creek: Abergowrie Lumholtz Damper Creek Abergowrie Dalrymple Creek Rungoo Long Pocket Lannercost Hawkins Creek

Geography

The Herbert River forms the south-western boundary of the locality and most of the developed land is on the river flats and predominantly used for growing sugarcane. The rest of the locality is mountainous and mostly undeveloped except for a section within the Abergowrie State Forest.[3]

History

The locality takes its name from the Dalrymple Creek which flows through the locality, a tributary of the Herbert River. The creek in named was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple, an explorer, public servant and politician.[4]

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