Germantown, Queensland

Germantown Queensland
Germantown
Coordinates	17.6438°S 145.9661°E / -17.6438; 145.9661 (Germantown (centre of locality))
Population	52 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	8.25/km^2 (21.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	6.3 km^2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	17.0 km (11 mi) SW of Innisfail 103 km (64 mi) S of Cairns 256 km (159 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,619 km (1,006 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Germantown: Camp Creek Camp Creek Basilisk Utchee Creek Germantown Basilisk Mena Creek Mena Creek Basilisk

Germantown is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Germantown had a population of 52 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by Utchee Creek, to the north by Camp Creek Road, to the east by Stewart Creek, and to the south by the watercourse Mena Creek.[3]

The Innisfail Japoon Road enters the locality from the north (the locality Camp Creek) and exits to the south-west (the locality Mena Creek).[3]

The land use is agricultural, a mix of crop growing (with sugarcane being widely grown) and grazing on native vegetation.[3] There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill.[3]

History

After the First World War, many German settlers settled here (hence the place name). It was mainly a sugar cane farming community until the early 2010s, at which time a large portion of Germantown was converted from sugar cane into open cattle country. Another portion of Germantown was recently converted into a Banana farm.^[citation needed]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Germantown had a population of 64 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Germantown had a population of 52 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Germantown. The nearest government primary school is Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east.[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Germantown (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Germantown – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45700)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Germantown (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
5. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 September 2023.