Diglum, Queensland

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Diglum

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-24.2569|151.0858|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Diglum (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 56

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4680

| area = 376.0

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 40.1

| dir1 = SW

| location1 = Calliope

| dist2 = 63.4

| dir2 = SSW

| location2 = Gladstone CBD

| dist3 = 153

| dir3 = SSE

| location3 = Rockhampton

| dist4 = 549

| dir4 = NNW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Gladstone Region

| stategov = Callide

| fedgov = Flynn

| near-n = Wooderson

| near-ne = Taragoola

| near-e = Boynedale

| near-se = Boyne Valley

| near-s = Boyne Valley

| near-sw = Tablelands

| near-w = Tablelands

| near-nw = Mount Alma

}}

Diglum is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46603|Diglum|locality in Gladstone Region|access-date=26 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Diglum had a population of 56 people.

Geography

The Gladstone–Monto Road runs along the north-eastern boundary.{{cite map|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Diglum+QLD+4680/@-24.2439002,150.9413407,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc1f7dac5dc4ced:0x400eef17f20cf80!8m2!3d-24.2715627!4d151.0953763|title=Diglum, Queensland|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=29 October 2021}}

Apart from Futter Conservation Park, a small protected area in the north-west of the locality, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=2 September 2023}}

History

Dan Dan State School opened on 1920 and closed on 1930.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} Dan Dan Creek is located within Diglum.{{Cite QPN|9291|Dan Dan Creek|watercourse in the Gladstone Region|access-date=26 January 2020}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Diglum had a population of 36 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30850|name=Diglum (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Diglum had a population of 56 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30844|name=Diglum (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Diglum. The nearest government primary schools are Nagoorin State School in Boyne Valley to the south-east and Calliope State School in Calliope to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Calliope State High School in Calliope.

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