Dumbleton, Queensland

Dumbleton is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Dumbleton had a population of 242 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Pioneer River. Falls Hill rises above sea level and is immediately north of the river. The Dumbleton Rocks Weir is across the river in this area. The elevations range from near the river to in the north-west of the locality.
The lower land near the river is mostly used for growing sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills. The higher land is used for grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing.

In 1865, Alfred Hart Lloyd purchased land on the northern bank of the Pioneer River. He entered into a partnership with Charles Walker to establish the Dumbleton sugar plantation. Walker named the plantation after his home town Dumbleton in Gloucestershire, England. They established the Dumbleton sugar mill in 1872. Walker drowned in the river in January 1880. The mill was dismantled and sold in 1887.
Dumbleton State School opened in 1926. It closed circa 1949. It was at approx 156 Farleigh Dumbleton Road, now within the neighbouring suburb of Erakala.

In the, Dumbleton had a population of 242 people.
In the, Dumbleton had a population of 242 people.

There are no schools in Dumbleton. The nearest government primary schools are Coningsby State School and Farleigh State School, both in neighbouring Farleigh to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay North State High School in North Mackay to the east.