Dixalea, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Dixalea
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.9538|150.3152|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Dixalea (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 102
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4702
| area = 229.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 47.7
| dir1 = SSW
| location1 = Mount Morgan
| dist2 = 58.5
| dir2 = NNW
| location2 = Biloela
| dist3 = 85.1
| dir3 = SSW
| location3 = Rockhampton
| dist4 = 639
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Banana
| stategov = Callide
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Dululu
| near-ne = Ulogie
| near-e = Ulogie
| near-se = Goovigen
| near-s = Goovigen
| near-sw = Goovigen
| near-w = Wowan
| near-nw = Dululu
}}
Dixalea is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49546|Dixalea|locality in Shire of Banana|accessdate=26 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Dixalea had a population of 102 people.
Geography
The Dee River forms the north-western boundary of the locality.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Dixalea+QLD+4702/@-23.9660252,150.1688423,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc3d93f428d7e69:0x400eef17f20cfa0!8m2!3d-23.9700506!4d150.2750321!5m1!1e4|title=Dixalea, Queensland|access-date=15 September 2021}} The Don River enters the locality from the east (Ulogie) and exits to the west (Wowan / Goovigen).
The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Dululu) and exits to the south (Goovigen).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=2 February 2024}}
The terrain ranges from {{Convert|110 to 240|m}} above sea level. The locality is mostly flat with the higher elevations in the north-east of the locality.
The land use is predominantly crop growing around the rivers with the remainder of the locality being used for grazing on native vegetation.
History
Don River State School opened on 21 August 1916 with an initial enrolment of 50 students.{{cite news |date=11 November 1915 |title=DON RIVER SCHOOL. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53412174 |accessdate=1 February 2024 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=16,004}}{{cite news |date=30 March 1916 |title=TENDERS ACCEPTED. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176404525 |accessdate=1 February 2024 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=13,527}}{{cite news |date=29 July 1916 |title=OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69796971 |accessdate=1 February 2024 |newspaper=The Capricornian |location=Queensland, Australia |page=30 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=41 |issue=31}}{{cite news |date=5 September 1916 |title=DAWSON VALLEY SCHOOLS. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53388681 |accessdate=1 February 2024 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=16,244}} It closed on 25 January 1932, but reopened on 18 April 1933 having been relocated to a more central position on Mcdonalds Road ({{Coord|-23.9720|150.3080|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Don River State School (former)}}).{{cite news |date=6 April 1933 |title=WOWAN |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70338220 |accessdate=2 February 2024 |newspaper=The Central Queensland Herald |location=Queensland, Australia |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=4 |issue=171}}{{Cite web |date=1954 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m201-admin-bdy-1954.jpg |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503063502/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m201-admin-bdy-1954.jpg |url-status=live }} It closed again in 1952 and reopened in 1958 before finally closing on 5 June 1964, by which time it had been relocated south of the Don River to Tomlins Road (approx {{Coord|-23.9920|150.3065|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Don River State School (former)}}).
Dixie State School opened on 30 October 1923. In 1924, it was renamed Dixalea State School. It closed in 1938.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} It was at approx 120 Dixalea Doreen Road ({{Coord|-23.9457|150.2923|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Dixalea State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1937 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m201-soil-1937.jpg |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409124244/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m201-soil-1937.jpg |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Dixalea had a population of 92 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30860|name=Dixalea (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Dixalea had a population of 102 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30854|name=Dixalea (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Dixalea. The nearest government primary schools are Wowan State School in neighbouring Wowan to the east, Goovigen State School in neighbouring Goovigen to the south-west, and Jambin State School in Jambin to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Morgan State High School in Mount Morgan to the north and Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}