Esmeralda, Queensland

Esmeralda is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia. In the, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".

Geography
The Richmond–Croydon Road runs through from south to north.

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History
The locality takes its name from a local hill named on 30 September 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.

Demographics
In the, Esmeralda had a population of 21 people.

In the, Esmeralda had "no people or a very low population".

Education
There are no schools in Esmeralda nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.

Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:


 * Esmeralda (-18.8529°N, 142.5736°W)
 * Glenora (-18.9953°N, 142.9709°W)
 * Idalia (-18.456°N, 142.5689°W)