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Coordinates: 17°2012S 145°3512E / 17.3366°S 145.5866°E / -17.3366; 145.5866 (Kureen (centre of locality))
 

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Kureen
Queensland
Kureen is located in Queensland
Kureen

Kureen

Coordinates17°20′12S 145°35′12E / 17.3366°S 145.5866°E / -17.3366; 145.5866 (Kureen (centre of locality))
Population158 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density16.46/km2 (42.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4885
Area9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Kureen:
Peeramon Peeramon Peeramon
Upper Barron Kureen Peeramon
Upper Barron Malanda Malanda

Kureen is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kureen had a population of 158 people.[1]

Geography

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The Millaa Milla branch of the Tablelands railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Peeramon), passes through the Kureen railway station (17°20′04S 145°35′46E / 17.3345°S 145.5962°E / -17.3345; 145.5962 (Kureen railway station)) in the centre of the locality and then exits to the south (Malanda). That branch line is now closed and the station dismantled.[3]

History

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The locality takes its name from the Kureen railway station, which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910, and is an Aboriginal word, meaning little fissureorcrack.[2]

Kureen State School opened on 5 February 1912 and closed on 1958.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Kureen had a population of 122 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Kureen had a population of 158 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kureen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ a b "Kureen – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  • ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  • ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  • ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kureen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kureen&oldid=1225751674"

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