D'Aguilar, Queensland
| D'Aguilar Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 D'Aguilar Hotel | |||||||||||||||
  D'Aguilar | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 26°59′23″S 152°48′00″E / 26.9897°S 152.8°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,474 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 147.4/km2 (381.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4514 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.0 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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D'Aguilar is a rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the 2021 census, D'Aguilar had a population of 1,474 people.[3]
It is located northwest of the larger centre of Caboolture.
Geography[edit]
D'Aguilar lies on the D'Aguilar Highway between Wamuran and Woodford. It is also the northern endpoint of Brisbane–Woodford Road (Mount Mee Road), which leads south through Delaneys Creek and Mount Mee to Dayboro. A small section of the Beerburrum West State Forest is in D'Aguilar.[4]
History[edit]
The town is named for Major General Sir George D'Aguilar, a military officer who wrote Regulations and Punishments of the British Army, the army textbook in use at the time of the town's establishment.[5] As time passed, the mountain range that the town is situated in came to be named after the town.
Demographics[edit]
In the 2021 census, D'Aguilar had a population of 1,474 people. It had a median age of 36 and weekly income of $1,896.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "D'Aguilar – town in Moreton Bay Region (entry 9157)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "D'Aguilar – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 49226)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 D'Aguilar, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Google (17 January 2023). "D'Aguilar" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Caboolture Town History". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
External links[edit]
- "D'Aguilar". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.
- "Town map of D'Aguilar". Queensland Government. 1976.
