Kirrama, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kirrama
State:qld
Coordinates:-18.1825°N 145.5636°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4872
Area:815.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Koombooloomba
Near-Ne:Kooroomool
Near-E:Murray Upper
Near-Se:Lumholtz
Near-S:Wairuna
Near-Sw:Minnamoolka
Near-W:Minnamoolka
Near-Nw:Glen Ruth

Kirrama is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

In the, Kirrama had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south and west by the Herbert River. The Blencoe Falls are within the south of the locality and the Herbert River Falls are on the boundary of Kirrama and Wairuna.

The Blencoe Falls are on the Wet Tropics Great Walk.

History

The locality takes its name from the Kirrama pastoral run in 1870s. The name is thought to be the Indigenous language group name Keremai or Kirimai local to the area.[1]

Demographics

In the, Kirrama had a population of 9 people.

In the, Kirrama had "no people or a very low population".

Notes and References

  1. 30 October 2019.