Peeramon

Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[1]

Peeramon
Queensland
Peeramon
Coordinates17.3097°S 145.6119°E / -17.3097; 145.6119 (Peeramon (town centre))
Population628 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density22.11/km2 (57.27/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4885
Area28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Peeramon:
East Barron Yungaburra Lake Eacham
Upper Barron Peeramon Lake Eacham
Kureen Kureen Malanda

History

The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910.[2]

Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. In 1919 it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959.[4]

In the 2016 census the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Peeramon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Peeramon – town in Tablelands Region (entry 26298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Peeramon – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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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