| Kirrama Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pool at the top of Blencoe Falls, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
  Kirrama | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°10′57″S 145°33′49″E / 18.1825°S 145.5636°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4872 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 815.2 km2 (314.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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
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
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
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kirrama, Queensland.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kirrama (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Kirrama – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b Google (14 August 2021). "Kirrama, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kirrama (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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