Esmeralda, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 18°51′47″S 142°39′43″E / 18.8630°S 142.6619°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,212.4 km2 (2,012.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Esmeralda is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through from south to north.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from a local hill named on 30 September 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Esmeralda had a population of 21 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Esmeralda nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[4]
