Dingo, Queensland
Dingo is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Dingo had a population of 221 people.
Geography
The town is on the Capricorn Highway, by road north-west of the state capital Brisbane and by road west of the regional centre of Rockhampton. The Fitzroy Developmental Road runs north-west from the Capricorn Highway.The Central Western railway line passes through the locality with two stations :
- Umolo railway station
- Dingo railway station, serving the town
History
Dingo Provisional School opened on 29 May 1876. On 22 January 1877 it became Dingo State School.
In 1973, a population of Bridled nail-tail wallabies was found in the Dingo area by a fencing contractor. Not having been seen since 1937, the species had been considered extinct. The area where the wallabies was rediscovered was protected as Taunton National Park.
On 31 January 1997, Duaringa Shire mayor Tom Hall unveiled a bronze sculpture of a dingo in Normanby Street opposite the library. It was created by Gaye Porter. A plaque attached below the statue explains how pioneer Moses Wafer named the area after hearing dingos howling during the night while camped near the present-day site of the town.
Demographics
In the, the locality of Dingo had a population of 263 people.In the, the locality of Dingo had a population of 342 people.
In the, the locality of Dingo had a population of 340 people.
In the, the locality of Dingo had a population of 221 people.
Education
Dingo State School is a government primary school for boys and girls on the corner of Kennedy and Normanby Streets. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 47 students with 5 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.There are no secondary schools in Dingo. The nearest government secondary school is Blackwater State High School in Blackwater to the west, but it would be too distant for students in the eastern parts of Dingo. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.