title: Dittmer, Queensland
text: # Dittmer, Queensland
  
  Dittmer is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people.
  
  ## History
  
  The locality is named after Felix Dittmer, who bought a gold mine in the area. A town grew up around the mine, but after its liquidation in 1952 it became a ghost town.
  
  Dittmer State School opened on circa 1938 and closed on circa 1952. It was at approx 11 Thorogood Street (20°27′01″S 148°24′11″E﻿ / ﻿20.4504°S 148.4031°E﻿ / -20.4504; 148.4031﻿ (Dittmer State School (former))).
  
  In the 2016 census, the locality of Dittmer had a population of 79 people.
  
  ## Education
  
  There are no schools in Dittmer. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School respectively, both in Proserpine to the north-east.
  
  