Currajah, Queensland Explained

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.

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).

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.

History

The locality takes its name from a tramway station (later a railway station) and is an Aboriginal word meaning running water.[1]

Demographics

In the, Currajah had a population of 60 people.

In the, Currajah had a population of 57 people.

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.

Notes and References

  1. 29 October 2019.