Corella
Queensland
Corella is located in Queensland
Corella
Corella
Coordinates26°06′45″S 152°38′30″E / 26.1125°S 152.6416°E / -26.1125; 152.6416 (Corella (centre of locality))
Population73 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.33/km2 (13.80/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Corella:
Curra Curra North Deep Creek
Curra Corella North Deep Creek
Chatsworth Chatsworth Tamaree

Corella is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Corella had a population of 73 people.[1]

Geography

The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from the south-east (Tamaree) to the north-west (Curra). Most of the land to the west of the railway line is within the Curra State Forest which extends into Curra and Anderleigh.[3] To the east of the railway line the land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

Corella State School opened on 24 January 1927 and closed in 1940.[5]

In the 2016 census, Corella had a population of 73 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Corella. The nearest primary school is Chatsworth State School in neighbouring Chatsworth to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Corella (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Corella – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46321)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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