Esmeralda, Queensland

Esmeralda
Queensland
Esmeralda; Queensland
	Esmeralda
Coordinates	18°51′47″S 142°39′43″E / 18.8630°S 142.6619°E
Population	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	5,212.4 km2 (2,012.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	105 km (65 mi) SSE of Croydon ; 260 km (162 mi) SE of Normanton ; 576 km (358 mi) SW of Cairns ; 1,867 km (1,160 mi) NW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Croydon
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
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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]

Geography

The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through from south to north.^[3]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[4]

The locality takes its name from a local hill named on 30 September 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.^[2]

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]

There are no schools in Esmeralda nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.^[4]

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esmeralda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Esmeralda – locality in Shire of Croydon (entry 43182)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ Esmeralda, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Esmeralda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.