Didcot, Queensland

Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Didcot had a population of 85 people.

Geography
The now-closed Mungar-Monto railway line passed through Didcot from west to east with two now-abandoned railway stations serving the locality:

Didcot has the following mountains:
 * Didcot railway station in the west of the locality (-25.4745°N, 151.8682°W)
 * Chowey railway station in the east of the locality (-25.4648°N, 151.9372°W).

Mount Shamrock is a former mining town in the north-east of the locality (-25.4381°N, 151.9252°W), immediately south of the mountain of the same name.
 * Mount Melville (-25.4359°N, 151.9318°W) 160 m
 * Mount Shamrock (-25.4335°N, 151.9254°W) 135 m

History
A report by R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension, dated 10 November 1897 stated:- "After arranging for a horse, I proceeded to what is known as Irwin's Hotel, an accommodation-house on Didcot Creek, about 9 mi from Woowoonga." Degilbo at that time was known as Woowoonga.

Mount Shamrock Provisional School opened on 24 February 1890, closing circa 1894. The school reopened on 7 April 1896 as Mount Shamrock Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Shamrock State School. It closed circa 1935.

Didcot Provisional School opened on 23 November 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Didcot State School. It closed in 1967.

Demographics
In the, Didcot and nearby districts had a population of 287 people.

In the, Didcot had a population of 60 people.

In the, Didcot had a population of 85 people.

Heritage listings
Didcot has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Engineers Australia listed on their Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers:
 * Chowey Cemetery Road, off Gooroolba Biggenden Road: Chowey Cemetery (also known as Mount Shamrock Cemetery)
 * on the Mungar-Monto railway line: Deep Creek Railway Bridge


 * Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges that are situated on the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line, including the Deep Creek Railway Bridge, are recognized with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the "best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia".

Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:


 * Avalon (-25.4687°N, 151.8334°W)
 * Bibaringa (-25.5004°N, 151.8552°W)
 * Brahman Pk (-25.5687°N, 151.8935°W)
 * Danebo (-25.5043°N, 151.8739°W)
 * Nora Creina (-25.4624°N, 151.8795°W)
 * Plum Tree (-25.4645°N, 151.8919°W)
 * Warra Creek (-25.4993°N, 151.8519°W)

Education
There are no schools in Didcot. The nearest primary schools are Coalstoun Lakes State School in neighbouring Coalstoun Lakes to the south and Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west.