Diddillibah, Queensland

Diddillibah is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Diddillibah had a population of 1,403 people.[1]

Diddillibah
Queensland
Diddillibah
Coordinates26.6483°S 153.0261°E / -26.6483; 153.0261
Population1,403 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density127.5/km2 (330.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4559
Area11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 10 km (6 mi) W of Maroochydore
  • 10.9 km (7 mi) ESE of Nambour
  • 31.6 km (20 mi) NNW of Caloundra
  • 102 km (63 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Ninderry
Federal Division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Diddillibah:
Rosemount Rosemount Bli Bli
Woombye Diddillibah Maroochydore
Kiels Mountain Forest Glen Kuluin
Kunda Park

History
Students at Diddillibah Provisional School, circa 1891

Its name comes from a local Aboriginal word dhilla, which means "coarse grass" or "carpet snake" and ba, which means "place". Also known as the "valley of the snakes".[2][3][4]

Diddillibah Provisional School opened on 14 September 1885, becoming Diddillibah State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 14 May 1962.[5]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Diddillibah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Diddillibah - locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48607)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. South East Queensland—Place Names Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
  4. Maroochy Council—Place Name Origins Archived 10 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  • "Diddillibah". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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