Kirrama, Queensland

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Kirrama
Queensland
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Kirrama
Coordinates 18°10′57″S145°33′49″E / 18.1825°S 145.5636°E / -18.1825; 145.5636 Coordinates: 18°10′57″S145°33′49″E / 18.1825°S 145.5636°E / -18.1825; 145.5636
Population9 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.0110/km2 (0.0286/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4872
Area815.2 km2 (314.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Kirrama:
Glen Ruth Koombooloomba Kooroomool
Minnamoolka Kirrama Murray Upper
Minnamoolka Wairuna Lumholtz

Kirrama is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Kirrama had a population of 9 people. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Tablelands Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

History

The locality takes its name from the Kirrama pastoral run in 1870s. The name is thought to be the Indigenous language group name Keremai or Kirimai local to the area. [2]

Australian Aboriginal languages 290–363 languages spoken by Aboriginal Australians

The Australian Aboriginal languages consist of around 290–363 languages belonging to an estimated 28 language families and isolates, spoken by Aboriginal Australians of mainland Australia and a few nearby islands. The relationships between these languages are not clear at present. Despite this uncertainty, the Indigenous Australian languages are collectively covered by the technical term "Australian languages", or the "Australian family".

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kirrama (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kirrama - locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 October 2019.