Kilmorey Falls, Queensland
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Kilmorey Falls is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Kilmorey Falls had a population of 23 people.[1]
Kilmorey Falls' postcode is 4465.[2]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east by the Great Dividing Range. The terrain is mountainous in the north-east up to 830 metres (2,720 ft) above sea level, undulating generally through the locality but falling in elevation generally toward the south down to 390 metres (1,280 ft).[4]
The Waroonga State Forest is in the south-east of the locality (26°12′19″S 148°07′32″E / 26.2054°S 148.1256°E) and Walhallow State Forest in the east (26°11′37″S 148°24′38″E / 26.1937°S 148.4106°E). Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing in the south.[4]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 28 March 2002.[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Kilmorey Falls had "no people or a very low population".[5]
In the 2021 census, Kilmorey Falls had a population of 23 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[6]
- Alcurah (26°07′21″S 148°19′29″E / 26.1224°S 148.3247°E)
- Claravale (26°08′40″S 148°07′43″E / 26.1444°S 148.1286°E)
- Eastern Creek (26°13′33″S 148°04′41″E / 26.2258°S 148.0780°E)
- Gap Plains (26°20′11″S 148°07′41″E / 26.3365°S 148.1281°E)
- Glenloch (26°07′21″S 148°23′03″E / 26.1224°S 148.3843°E)
- Katanga (26°11′23″S 148°12′05″E / 26.1898°S 148.2015°E)
- Kilmorey (26°04′30″S 148°09′33″E / 26.0750°S 148.1591°E)
- Mercura (26°03′13″S 148°09′41″E / 26.0536°S 148.1614°E)
- Mountain View (26°07′51″S 148°09′54″E / 26.1307°S 148.1650°E)
- Pinnacle (26°10′25″S 148°24′22″E / 26.1737°S 148.4062°E)
- Ventura (26°06′27″S 148°17′38″E / 26.1074°S 148.2940°E)
- Westwood (26°18′54″S 148°02′19″E / 26.3149°S 148.0385°E)
Education
There are no schools in Kilmorey Falls. The nearest primary schools are Mitchell State School in neighbouring
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kilmorey Falls (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b Kilmorey Falls Postcode Australia Post
- ^ a b "Kilmorey Falls – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47434)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kilmorey Falls (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
