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Dixalea is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Dixalea had a population of 92 people.[1]

Dixalea
Queensland
Dixalea
Coordinates23.9538°S 150.3152°E / -23.9538; 150.3152 (Dixalea (centre of locality))
Population92 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.4012/km2 (1.039/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area229.3 km2 (88.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Dixalea:
Dululu Dululu Ulogie
Wowan Dixalea Ulogie
Goovigen Goovigen Goovigen

Geography


The Dee River forms most of the western boundary.[3]

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Dululu) and exits to the south (Goovigen).[4]


History


Don River State School on 21 August 1916. It closed on 25 January 1932 but reopened in 1933. It closed again in 1952 and reopened in 1958 before finally closing on 5 June 1964.[5] It was on Mcdonalds Road (23.9720°S 150.3080°E / -23.9720; 150.3080 (Don River State School (former))).[6][4]

Dixie State School opened on 30 October 1923. In 1924 it was renamed Dixalea State School. It closed in 1938.[5] It was at approx 120 Dixalea Doreen Road (23.9457°S 150.2923°E / -23.9457; 150.2923 (Dixalea State School (former))).[7][4]

In the 2016 census, Dixalea had a population of 92 people.[1]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dixalea (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Dixalea – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49546)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. Google (15 September 2021). "Dixalea, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201" (Map). Queensland Government. 1937. Retrieved 11 April 2022.


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