| Lumholtz Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lumholtz | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°17′28″S 145°53′53″E / 18.2911°S 145.8980°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4849 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 432.6 km2 (167.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Lumholtz is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people.[4]
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Geography
The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south):
- Mount Alma (18°11′24″S 145°50′54″E / 18.1901°S 145.8483°E) 861 metres (2,825 ft)[5][6]
- Mount Pershouse (18°13′25″S 145°47′44″E / 18.2236°S 145.7955°E) 976 metres (3,202 ft)[5][7]
- Mount Thorn (18°16′13″S 145°48′15″E / 18.2703°S 145.8041°E) 926 metres (3,038 ft)[5][8]
- Mount Creagh (18°16′21″S 145°51′09″E / 18.2724°S 145.8526°E) 861 metres (2,825 ft)[5][9]
- Mount Macalister (18°18′00″S 145°56′30″E / 18.3001°S 145.9416°E) 1,058 metres (3,471 ft)[5][10]
- Mount Arthur Scott (18°23′22″S 146°02′47″E / 18.3894°S 146.0464°E) 914 metres (2,999 ft)[5][11]
- Tabletop Mountain (18°24′16″S 145°49′17″E / 18.4044°S 145.8214°E) 672 metres (2,205 ft)[5][12]
Almost all of the locality is within the Girringun National Park,[13] which was originally named Lumholtz National Park when it was created in 1991.[14] The exception is the 594-hectare (1,470-acre) pastoral property Gowrie & Rosevale in the south of the locality (18°22′40″S 145°51′17″E / 18.3777°S 145.8548°E), where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[13]
History
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
In the 2016 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people.[4]
Attractions
Tuckers Lookout is a lookout on Kirama Road (18°12′16″S 145°50′12″E / 18.20438°S 145.83677°E).[16][17]
Hinkler Falls is a waterfall on an unnamed creek (18°14′28″S 145°50′36″E / 18.2411°S 145.8433°E).[18][19]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Lumholtz – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lumholtz (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
This page was last edited on 29 October 2023, at 02:14