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Kirrama, Queensland

Coordinates: 18°10′57″S 145°33′49″E / 18.1825°S 145.5636°E / -18.1825; 145.5636
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Kirrama
Queensland
Pool at the top of Blencoe Falls, 2022
Kirrama is located in Queensland
Kirrama
Kirrama
Coordinates18°10′57″S 145°33′49″E / 18.1825°S 145.5636°E / -18.1825; 145.5636
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4872
Area815.2 km2 (314.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC 10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Kirrama:
Glen Ruth Koombooloomba Kooroomool
Minnamoolka Kirrama Murray Upper
Minnamoolka Wairuna Lumholtz

Kirrama is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

In the 2021 census, Kirrama had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

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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.[3]

The Blencoe Falls are on the Wet Tropics Great Walk.[3]

History

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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.[2]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Kirrama had a population of 9 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Kirrama had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kirrama (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Kirrama – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Kirrama, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kirrama (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata