Dumpy Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dumpy Creek had a population of 16 people.

Geography

The

Don River The Don () is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire. Its basin is betwee ...

enters the locality from the south-east (

Goovigen Goovigen is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goovigen had a population of 349 people. A second town, Rannes, Queensland, Rannes (), is also wit ...

), forming the south-eastern boundary of the localty, before exiting to Kokotungo to the south-west. The river then re-enters from the west (Kokotungo) and forms part of the north-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the north-west (Kokotungo / Gainsford) where it becomes a tributary of the Dawson River. The Dee River enters the locality from the east (

Wowan Wowan is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wowan had a population of 170 people. The town of Deeford is also within the locality. Geography The '' Dee River'' forms part of the ...

) and becomes a tributary of the Don River on the south-eastern boundary of the locality. The

Leichhardt Highway The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway. It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 k ...

enters the locality from the south-east (Goovigen), cuts across the south-eastern corner of the locality, and then exits to the east (Wowan). The Gogango Range and the Rannes Range form the eastern boundary of the locality. There are two named peaks along the boundary (from north to south): * Mount Blowhard () * Mount Rannes () The land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality is presumably named after the creek ().

Demographics

In the , Dumpy Creek had a population of 11 people. In the , Dumpy Creek had a population of 16 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dumpy Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Wowan State School in neighbouring

to the east and Goovigen State School in neighbouring

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Baralaba State School (to Year 10) in Baralaba to the south-west. There are no nearby schools offering education to Year 12; the alternatives are

distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance; today, it usually involves online ...

and boarding school.

References

{{Shire of Banana Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland