Dirnbir is a rural

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in the

North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Dirnbir had a population of 59 people.

Geography

The

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...

forms the southern boundary of the locality at an elevation of while Reid Creek (a tributary of the Burnett River) forms the eastern boundary. The land in the locality rises toward the north with two peaks: Mount Gayndah in the south of the locality at and an unnamed peak in the south-west at . A number of creeks rise in the locality and flow south or east to become tributaries of the Burnett River or Reid Creek respectively. The more mountainous areas are undeveloped land. The predominant land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

with some irrigated farming near the Burnett River.

History

The locality takes its name from the Dirnbir railway station () on the now closed

Mungar Junction to Monto branch railway The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborou ...

. The Queensland Railways Department named the station on 28 February 1913 using an Aboriginal word meaning ''grey ironbark tree''. The Mount Debateable railway station was also located in the locality at , despite the mountain and locality of the same name being on the southern side of the Burnett River. Prior to August 1913, Mount Debateable railway station was known as Buckingah railway station. Dirnbir State School opened 1915. It closed circa 1933. It was on a site near the Dirnbir railway station on Shepherds Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Dirnbir had a population of 49 people. In the , Dirnbir had a population of 59 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dirnbir. The nearest government primary school is Gayndah State School in neighbouring

Gayndah Gayndah () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. In the , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 p ...

to the west. The nearest government secondary school is the Burnett State College, also in Gayndah.

Attractions

A viewing platform at McConnell Lookout provides panoramic views eastward and southward. It is above sea level. There is much to observe on the drive to the lookout and once there the facilities included are public toilets, sheltered picnic tables, a fire pit, rubbish bins, car park, and information. The drive to the lookout has a steep gradient not suitable for caravans and large vehicles. The Burnett River Bridges section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail was opened on 10 September 2022 at Mt Debateable Railway Station, Mt Debateable Road,

. Sixteen kilometers of this section lies beside the

. The Red Gulley Bridge, Slab Creek Bridge, Spring Creek Bridge, Boomerang Bridge, Humphery Bridges Numbers 1, 2 ("Faith" Bridge or "bridge of faith"), and 3 and Roth's Bridge are passed on the way to the other end at

Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although ...

Railway Precinct. The Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers listed '' Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges'' in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges, including some on this section of Rail Trail, are recognised with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the "best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia".

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