Cutella, Queensland

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Cutella
Queensland
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Cutella
Coordinates 27°27′19″S151°49′04″E / 27.4552°S 151.8177°E / -27.4552; 151.8177 (Cutella (centre of locality))
Population45 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4352
Area8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Cutella:
Yalangur Yalangur Gowrie Little Plain
Kings Siding Cutella Glencoe
Kings Siding Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe

Cutella is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Cutella had a population of 45 people. [3]

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Geography

Cutella is a rural area immediately north of the town of Kingsthorpe. The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation. [4]

The Sugar Loaf is a mountain in the south-west of the locality ( 27°27′24″S151°48′32″E / 27.4566°S 151.8088°E / -27.4566; 151.8088 (The Sugar Loaf) ) rising to 559 metres (1,834 ft) above sea level. [5] [6]

The Kingsthorpe–Haden Road enters the locality from the south (Kingsthorpe) and exits to the north (Yalangur / Gowrie Little Plain). [4]

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station named on 12 May 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department with an Aboriginal word meaning eagle . [2] [7]

The Kingsthorpe to Haden railway line opened on 21 December 1910 with Cutella served by the Cutella railway station (approx 27°27′06″S151°49′02″E / 27.45166°S 151.81725°E / -27.45166; 151.81725 (Cutella railway station (former)) ). [8] [9] [10] [11] The line closed on 1 May 1964. [12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cutella had a population of 29 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Cutella had a population of 45 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Cutella. The nearest government primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west. [4]

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References

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  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cutella (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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