Cromarty, Queensland
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| Cromarty Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Flood waters near Cromarty showing a gang trolley advancing through water, circa 1930 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 19°28′02″S 147°03′52″E / 19.4672°S 147.0644°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 43 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.692/km (1.793/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4809 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 62.1 km (24.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Cromarty is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cromarty had a population of 43 people.
Geography
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.
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.
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Mount Surround) and exits to the north-west (Mount Elliot / Cape Cleveland).
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). The locality was served by three railway stations, from north to south:
- Storth railway station (19°24′45″S 147°02′01″E / 19.4126°S 147.0337°E).
- Cromarty railway station (19°28′15″S 147°03′13″E / 19.4707°S 147.0535°E)
- Piralko railway station, now abandoned (19°29′59″S 147°04′25″E / 19.4998°S 147.0737°E)
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 July 1991.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Cromarty had a population of 21 people.
In the 2021 census, Cromarty had a population of 43 people.
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, Townsvilleto the north-west and Ayr State High School in Ayr to the south-east.