Dromedary, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°35′14″S 149°07′17″E / 24.5872°S 149.1213°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 340.1 km2 (131.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4718 | ||||||||||||
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Dromedary is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dromedary had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The Expedition Range forms the western boundary of the locality.[3][4]
Dromedary has the following mountains (from north to south):[5]
- Mount Dromedary (24°32′23″S 149°12′49″E / 24.5397°S 149.2137°E) 279 metres (915 ft)[6][7]
- Mount Hope (24°35′32″S 149°09′24″E / 24.5923°S 149.1566°E) 352 metres (1,155 ft)[6][8]
The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the east (Bauhinia) and exits to the south-west (Arcadia Valley).[9]
The Expedition State Forest is in the west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[10]
