Currajah, Queensland

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]

Currajah
Queensland
Currajah is located in Queensland
Currajah
Currajah
Coordinates17.5786°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 zoneAEST (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

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]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Currajah (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Currajah – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45691)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Currajah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "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.
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