| Type: | town |
| Jerona | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.4465°N 147.238°W |
| Pop: | 41 |
| Postcode: | 4809 |
| Area: | 115.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Shire of Burdekin |
| Stategov: | Burdekin |
| Fedgov: | Dawson |
| Near-N: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Colevale |
| Near-Se: | Barratta |
| Near-S: | Barratta |
| Near-Sw: | Horseshoe Lagoon |
| Near-W: | Giru |
| Near-Nw: | Coral Sea |
Jerona is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Jerona had a population of 41 people.
The town of Jerona is on the western side of the estuary of Barratta Creek on the northern coast of the locality. Most of the locality is within the Bowling Green Bay National Park, except for the town and a small area on the eastern boundary of the locality.
The area was originally a cattle grazing property known as Jerona and Soulbourne holdings held by Lorenzo Fabrellas. In 1942, the Queensland Government offered it as two parcels of leasehold land, consisting of 40sqmi and 27sqmi.[3]
The locality was named on 1 November 1980, presumably after the name of the earlier grazing property.
In the, the locality of Jerona had a population of 40 people.
In the, the locality of Jerona had a population of 41 people.