The ridgeline of the Clarke Range forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Immediately west of this is a relatively flat area which is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation. Most of the locality further west is mountainous and undeveloped and is within the Eungella National Park.[3]
History
The first blocks were offered as dairying selections in 1912.[4]
On 19 and 20 July 1965, snow fell in the locality, marking the only tropical snowfall location on record in Australia.[8][9][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Dalrymple Heights had a population of 44 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Dalrymple Heights had a population of 46 people.[1]
Economy
Historically, this was a dairying area. However, de-regulation and supermarket purchasing power has increasingly made dairying uneconomic for smaller producers. In the 1980s there were 28 dairy farms in the area, but by 2012 there were only three.[12]
The Dalrymple Heights Australia Post office is the name allocated to the post office in nearby Eungella, and has never been a post office in Dalrymple Heights.[13]
^"New school". Daily Mercury. Vol. 86, no. 213. Queensland, Australia. 5 September 1952. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Tropical north gets snow". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 212. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 July 1965. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
