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Coordinates: 18°1728S 145°5353E / 18.2911°S 145.8980°E / -18.2911; 145.8980 (Lumholtz (centre of locality))
 

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Lumholtz
Queensland
Lumholtz is located in Queensland
Lumholtz

Lumholtz

Coordinates18°17′28S 145°53′53E / 18.2911°S 145.8980°E / -18.2911; 145.8980 (Lumholtz (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4849
Area432.6 km2 (167.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Lumholtz:
Kirrama Murray Upper Kennedy
Carruchan
Cardwell
Kirrama Lumholtz Cardwell
Damper Creek
Wairuna Abergowrie Dalrymple Creek

Lumholtz is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

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The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south):

Almost all of the locality is within the Girringun National Park,[11] which was originally named Lumholtz National Park when it was created in 1991.[12] The exception is the 594-hectare (1,470-acre) pastoral property Gowrie & Rosevale in the south of the locality (18°22′40S 145°51′17E / 18.3777°S 145.8548°E / -18.3777; 145.8548 (Gowrie & Rosevale (pastoral property))), where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[11]

History

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The locality is believed to have taken its name from Carl Sofus Lumholtz, a Norwegian traveller and anthropologist, who spent his time working in south and northeast Australia as an ethnographer and field researcher during the 1880s.

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Lumholtz had "no people or a very low population".[13]

In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Attractions

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Tuckers Lookout is a lookout on Kirama Road (18°12′16S 145°50′12E / 18.20438°S 145.83677°E / -18.20438; 145.83677 (Tuckers Lookout)).[14][15]

Hinkler Falls is a waterfall on an unnamed creek (18°14′28S 145°50′36E / 18.2411°S 145.8433°E / -18.2411; 145.8433 (Hinkler Falls)).[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lumholtz (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Lumholtz – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e f g "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Alma – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 440)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Pershouse – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 26493)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Thorn – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 34305)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Creagh – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8712)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Macalister – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 20355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Arthur Scott – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 885)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Tabletop Mountain – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 33092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  • ^ Environment and Heritage Department I (1991), Executive Council Minutes 2635 - Declaration and Naming of Lumholtz National Park and Amalgamation with Existing National Parks, 1991-10-03 - 1991-10-03, Queensland State Archives, archived from the original on 29 October 2023, retrieved 29 October 2023
  • ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Tuckers Lookout – lookout in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 35260)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  • ^ "Parish of Meunga" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  • ^ "Hinkler Falls – waterfall in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 15924)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  • ^ "Parish of Glenbora" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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