Kureen

Kureen is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kureen had a population of 122 people.[1]

Kureen
Queensland
Kureen
Coordinates17.3366°S 145.5866°E / -17.3366; 145.5866 (Kureen (centre of locality))
Population122 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density12.71/km2 (32.91/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

Geography

The Millaa Milla branch of the Tablelands railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Peeramon), passes through the Kureen railway station (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

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 fissure or crack.[2]

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

In the 2016 census Kureen had a population of 122 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kureen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kureen – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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