Cromarty, Queensland

Cromarty Queensland
Flood waters near Cromarty showing a gang trolley advancing through water, circa 1930
Cromarty
Coordinates	19.4672°S 147.0644°E / -19.4672; 147.0644 (Cromarty (centre of locality))
Population	43 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.692/km^2 (1.793/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4809
Area	62.1 km^2 (24.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	42.3 km (26 mi) SE of Townsville CBD 49.9 km (31 mi) WNW of Ayr 1,324 km (823 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Cromarty: Mount Elliot Cape Cleveland Giru Mount Elliot Cromarty Giru Mount Elliot Mount Surround Giru

Cromarty is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cromarty had a population of 43 people.[1]

Geography

Bowling Green Bay National Park, 2014

The locality is bounded to the east by the meandering Haughton River and to the north by Burrumbush Creek, a tributary of the Haughton River. Their confluence is at the north-eastern corner of the locality.[3]

Most of the locality is protected within the Bowling Green Bay National Park (the north-eastern and eastern part of the locality) and the Wongaloo Conservation Park (the north-western part of the locality). The land use in the remaining south-west of the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[3]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Mount Surround) and exits to the north-west (Mount Elliot / Cape Cleveland).[3]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Mount Surround / Guru) and exists to the north-west (Mount Elliot / Cape Cleveland).[3] The locality was served by three railway stations, from north to south:

• Storth railway station (19.4126°S 147.0337°E / -19.4126; 147.0337 (Storth railway station)).[4]
• Cromarty railway station (19.4707°S 147.0535°E / -19.4707; 147.0535 (Cromarty railway station))[4]
• Piralko railway station, now abandoned (19.4998°S 147.0737°E / -19.4998; 147.0737 (Piralko railway station))[5][4]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cromarty had a population of 21 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Cromarty had a population of 43 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools are Cromarty. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville to the north-west and Ayr State High School in Ayr to the south-east.[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cromarty (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cromarty – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42306)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
4. "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.
5. "Piralko – rail station - feature no longer exists in Shire of Burdekin (entry 26992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cromarty (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.