Kirknie, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kirknie
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.8558°N 147.3016°W
Pop:70
Postcode:4806
Area:393.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Elevation:10-480
Dist1:19.9
Dir1:SW
Location1:Home Hill
Dist2:27.3
Dir2:SW
Location2:Ayr
Dist3:113
Dir3:SE
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1281
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Burdekin
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Mount Kelly
Osborne
Near-Ne:Fredericksfield
Near-E:Wangaratta
Near-Se:Rangemore
Near-S:Bogie
Near-Sw:Millaroo
Near-W:Mulgrave
Near-Nw:Mona Park
Clare

Kirknie is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kirknie had a population of 70 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River and to the south by the Bogie River.

The west and centre of the locality are at relatively low elevations, but the terrain rises steeply in other parts of the locality. The Stokes Range is in the north (-19.7475°N 147.3307°W) rising to elevations of .[2] Mount Leslie is in the east (-19.8112°N 147.3849°W) at .[3] [4] Mount Louisa is in the south (-19.8895°N 147.3053°W) rising to,[5] together with the Gregory Ranges .[6]

The west and centre of the locality are used for crop growing, predominantly sugarcane. The rest of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation.

There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Inkerman Sugar Mill in Home Hill.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[1]

Demographics

In the, Kirknie had a population of 58 people.

In the, Kirknie had a population of 70 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kirknie. The nearest government primary school is Osborne State School in neighbouring Osborne to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the north-east.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 18 November 2018.
  2. 1 October 2023.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. 3 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 3 October 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .