Lumholtz, Queensland

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Lumholtz
Queensland
Lumholtz is located in Queensland
Lumholtz
Lumholtz
Coordinates18°17′28″S 145°53′53″E / 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

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′40″S 145°51′17″E / 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

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 "no people or a very low population".[13]

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

Attractions

Tuckers Lookout is a lookout on Kirama Road (18°12′16″S 145°50′12″E / 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′28″S 145°50′36″E / 18.2411°S 145.8433°E / -18.2411; 145.8433 (Hinkler Falls)).[16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lumholtz (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Lumholtz – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mount Alma – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 440)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Mount Pershouse – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 26493)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Thorn – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 34305)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Mount Creagh – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8712)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Mount Macalister – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 20355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Mount Arthur Scott – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 885)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Tabletop Mountain – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 33092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lumholtz (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Tuckers Lookout – lookout in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 35260)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Parish of Meunga" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Hinkler Falls – waterfall in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 15924)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Parish of Glenbora" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.