Type: | suburb |
Currajah | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -17.5786°N 145.985°W |
Pop: | 57 |
Postcode: | 4871 |
Area: | 8.9 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 10.5 |
Dir1: | SW |
Location1: | Innisfail |
Dist2: | 94.9 |
Dir2: | S |
Location2: | Cairns |
Dist3: | 258 |
Dir3: | NNW |
Location3: | Townsville |
Dist4: | 1619 |
Dir4: | NNW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Cassowary Coast Region |
Stategov: | Hill |
Fedgov: | Kennedy |
Near-N: | Bamboo Creek |
Near-Ne: | Wangan |
Near-E: | Stockton |
Near-Se: | Boogan |
Near-S: | South Johnstone |
Near-Sw: | No 6 Branch |
Near-W: | Pin Gin Hill |
Near-Nw: | Bamboo Creek |
Currajah is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Currajah had a population of 57 people.
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).
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.
The locality takes its name from a tramway station (later a railway station) and is an Aboriginal word meaning running water.[1]
In the, Currajah had a population of 60 people.
In the, Currajah had a population of 57 people.
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.