Damascus, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°55′31″S 151°58′44″E / 24.9252°S 151.9788°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 58.6 km2 (22.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 96 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.638/km2 (4.243/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4671 | ||||||||||||
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Damascus is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Damascus had a population of 96 people.[1]
The Kolan River forms the north-east boundary of the locality, while Gin Gin Creek forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality. Their confluence is the easternmost point of the locality.[3]
The Bruce Highway forms the western boundary.[4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing in the south-west of the locality.[5]
