Coorumba, Queensland
Coorumba is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Coorumba had a population of 121 people.[1]
| Coorumba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Coorumba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.5711°S 145.9088°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 121 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.84/km2 (17.71/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4860 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
The Johnstone River forms the northern boundary of the locality and the South Johnstone River forms the southern boundary. The land is almost entirely freehold and used for agriculture, including cropping (particularly sugarcane) on the flatter land and grazing on the more sloping land. The Palmerston Highway passes through the locality from east to west and there is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill.[3]
Pioneer North Queensland Pty Ltd operate the Innisfail Hard Rock Quarry in the north of the locality, with a production capacity of 150 tonnes per hour.[4]
Fishers Falls is a waterfall on Berner Creek (17.55°S 145.9166°E) in the north of the locality.[3][5]
Beehive Island is an island (17.5883°S 145.9066°E) in the South Johnstone River on the southern boundary with Mamu.[6]
History
Coorumba was formerly a stopping place on the Innisfail-Nerada Tramway.[2]
Coorumba Provisional School opened on 28 January 1924 on land donated by the Queensland National Bank. In 1925 it became Coorumba State School.[7] It closed on 14 December 1979.[8][9] It was located along the tramway (approx 17.5646°S 145.9134°E).[10] After its closure, the Coorumba Progress Association was allowed to continue to use the school building, However, when the progress association disbanded in 1986 and given that the school building was in a poor state of repair, the Queensland Government decided to sell the site, since it was not possible to return it to the original donor as the Queensland National Bank no longer existed.[11]
In the 2016 census, Coorumba had a population of 121 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Coorumba. The nearest primary school is Mundoo State School in Wangan to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east.[3]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coorumba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Coorumba – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 49825)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Products". Pioneer North Queensland Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Fishers Falls – waterfall in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 12537)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Beehive Island – island in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 2064)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "State School for Coorumba". Cairns Post. Vol. XXXV, no. 4851. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Agency ID 5128, Coorumba State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Palmerston" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Item ID2627313, Disposal of the Former Coorumba State School Site. - Mr L. Powell". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
Further reading
- Coorumba State School (1975), Coorumba State School : first 50 years 1924-1974, Coorumba State School, ISBN 978-0-9598521-0-3