Dulong, Queensland
locality in Queensland, Australia
Dulong is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. As of the 2021 census, Dulong had a population of 688 people.
Geography
The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing developments and grazing on native vegetation. There is a quarry from which basalt rock is extracted for constructing roads and drainage.
History
The name Dulong is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning "mud" or "wet clay".
Dulong Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895 and became Dulong State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1929 due to low local attendance but reopened in 1930. It permanently closed in 1967. The school was located at the north-west corner of the intersection of Dulong School Road and Sherwell Road (26.6361°S 152.8861°E / -26.6361; 152.8861 (Dulong State School (former))).
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Dulong had a population of 564 people.
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