Upper Esk is a rural locality in the

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s (LGA) of Break O'Day and

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in the

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LGA region of

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. The locality is about southeast of the town of Scottsdale.

History

Upper Esk was gazetted as a locality in 1976. The name was changed from Cloverdale in 1948. The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Upper Esk. At the , the population had dropped to 25.

Geography

The

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rises in the north of the locality and flows through to the east.

Road infrastructure

Route C401 (Upper Esk Road / Gunns Road) passes through from east to west before forming part of the western boundary. Route C423 (Mathinna Plains Road) runs along part of the eastern boundary.

References

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