Killaloe, Queensland

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Killaloe
Queensland
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Killaloe
Coordinates 16°29′36″S145°25′36″E / 16.4933°S 145.4266°E / -16.4933; 145.4266 (Killaloe (centre of locality))
Population124 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density5.28/km2 (13.67/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4877
Area23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Killaloe:
Bonnie Doon Coral Sea Coral Sea
Cassowary Killaloe Port Douglas
Cassowary Craiglie Port Douglas

Killaloe is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Killaloe had a population of 124 people. [1]

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Geography

The south-eastern boundary of the locality are Packers Creek and the Dickson Inlet which lead to the Coral Sea, which forms the northern boundary of the locality. The Cassowary Range forms the south-western boundary of the locality. Numerous small creeks flow down from the range through the locality to the sea. [3]

The Captain Cook Highway and the cane tramway to the Mossman sugar mill pass through the locality from south-east to north-west immediately parallel to one another. Most of the developed land occurs on either side of these transport routes and the predominant land use is the growing of sugarcane. The land closer to the coast is not developed. [3]

History

Killaloe State School opened on 23 July 1928 and closed on 15 July 1935. [4] Despite its name, the school was on the northern corner of the Captain Cook Highway and Mcclellan Road in present-day Craiglie (approx 16°30′39″S145°26′33″E / 16.51096°S 145.44257°E / -16.51096; 145.44257 (Killaloe State School (former)) ). [5]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 8 September 2000. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Killaloe had a population of 116 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Killaloe had a population of 124 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Killaloe. The nearest government primary schools are Mossman State School in Mossman to the north-west and Port Douglas State School in neighbouring Port Douglas to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the north-west. [7]

Facilities

There is a waste transfer station on Killaloe Dump Road. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Killaloe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Killaloe – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48701)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m428" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Killaloe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Waste and recycling facilities". Douglas Shire Council. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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