Kurrowah, Queensland

Kurrowah is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kurrowah had a population of 25 people.[1]

Kurrowah
Queensland
Kurrowah
Coordinates27.7°S 151.15°E / -27.7; 151.15
Population25 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0875/km2 (0.227/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area285.6 km2 (110.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Kurrowah:
Dunmore Cecil Plains Cecil Plains
Dunmore Kurrowah Condamine Plains
Western Creek Turallin Lemontree

History

The locality takes its name from a heavily timbered landholding on the Condamine River, resumed from the Yandilla pastoral run and selected by Brodrib and Carter in about 1870.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kurrowah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kurrowah – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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