Currajah, Queensland

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Currajah
Queensland
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Currajah
Coordinates 17°34′43″S145°59′06″E / 17.5786°S 145.985°E / -17.5786; 145.985 (Currajah (centre of locality))
Population57 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4871
Area8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Currajah:
Bamboo Creek Bamboo Creek Wangan
Pin Gin Hill Currajah Stockton
No 6 Branch South Johnstone Boogan

Currajah is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Currajah had a population of 57 people. [3]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the North Coast railway line, entering from the south-west (Boogan) and existing to the north-west (Wangan). [4]

The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. Sugarcane is a major crop in the locality. There is a network of cane tramways through the locality to transport the sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill in neighbouring South Johnstone to the south. [4]

History

The locality takes its name from a tramway station (later a railway station) and is an Aboriginal word meaning running water. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Currajah had a population of 60 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Currajah had a population of 57 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Currajah. The nearest government primary schools are Mundoo State School in neighbouring Wangan to the north-east and South Johnstone State School in South Johnstone to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east. [4]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Currajah (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Currajah – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45691)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Currajah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Currajah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg