Dunmora, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Dunmora

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.5038|152.5497|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}

| pop = 281

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4650

| area = 85.2

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 19.8

| dir1 = WNW

| location1 = Maryborough

| dist2 = 48.9

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Hervey Bay

| dist3 = 276

| dir3 = N

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| lga = Fraser Coast Region

| stategov = Maryborough

| fedgov = Wide Bay

| near-n = Duckinwilla

| near-ne = Aldershot

| near-e = Oakhurst

| near-se = Yengarie

| near-s = Yerra

| near-sw = Thinoomba

| near-w = Gungaloon

| near-nw = Gungaloon

}}

Dunmora is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46647|Dunmora|locality in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=10 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Dunmora had a population of 281 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Maryborough–Biggenden Road. The Old Gayndah Road splits from the Marybrough-Biggenden Road in the south-east of the locality and proceeds west through the south of the locality exiting along the western boundary into neighbouring Gungaloon.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 July 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 }}

The northern part of the locality is within the Wongi State Forest. The southern part of the locality is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and rural residential housing.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Landparcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 July 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 }}

History

In 1880, residents were lobbying for a school to be established.{{cite news |date=24 January 1880 |title=Advertising |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148731260 |accessdate=27 July 2024 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=2406}} Dunmora Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909, it became Dunmora State School. It closed in 1912.{{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}}

Dunmora Central Provisional School opened in 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Dunmora Central State School. It closed in 1931. It reopened on 15 September 1936 before closing permanently in 1941. It was on the southern side of Old Gayndah Road ({{Coord|-25.52686|152.50283|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Dunmora Central State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1942 |title=Maryborough |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-maryborough-1942/original |access-date=27 July 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914080316/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-maryborough-1942/original |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1921 |title=County of Lennox sheet 1 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-lennox-sh1-1921/original |access-date=27 July 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=9 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809005700/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-lennox-sh1-1921/original |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 July 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 }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Dunmora had a population of 222 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30908|name=Dunmora (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Dunmora had a population of 281 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30901|name=Dunmora (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Dunmora. The nearest government primary schools are Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the east and Mungar State School in Mungar to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School, also in Maryborough.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 July 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 }}

Facilities

Dunmora Rural Fire Station is on the southern side of Old Gayndah Road ({{coord|-25.5179|152.5715|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Dunmora Rural Fire Station}}).{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}