Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 6 people.[1]
Elphinstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849 (Elphinstone (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 6 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0287/km2 (0.074/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4742 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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The Suttor Developmental Road passes east to west through the locality. Isaac River and its tributary Anna Creek rise in the locality flowing towards the south-west.[3] Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake fed by Anna Creek and was the water supply for the now abandoned town of Elphinstone.[4]
The locality was named after explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple, the leader of the 1859 and 1860 overland settlement expeditions to Port Denison from Rockhampton.[2]
Elphinstone Pocket State School opened circa 1936. It closed circa 1945.[5]
In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 6 people.[1]
Towns and localities in the Isaac Region, Queensland | |
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