Kuttabul, Queensland

Kuttabul is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Kuttabul had a population of 730 people.[1]

Kuttabul
Queensland
Kuttabul
Coordinates21.0375°S 148.9088°E / -21.0375; 148.9088 (Kuttabul (town centre))
Population730 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density5.70/km2 (14.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4741
Area128.0 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Localities around Kuttabul:
Mount Ossa Seaforth Mount Jukes
Mount Ossa Kuttabul The Leap
Mount Martin Devereux Creek Hampden

Geography

The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway crosses through the locality from the south-east to north-west, passing through the town. The North Coast railway line also crosses through the locality from the south-east to north-west running roughly parallel and to the east of the highway passing through the town. The town is served by the Kattabul railway station. The highway and railway pass through a low valley corridor (approx 40 metres above sea level) mostly used for growing sugarcane. To the west of the locality there are a number of mountains including Mount Martin (510 metres) within the Mount Martin National Park, while to the east of the locality there is The Pinnacle (570 metres) within the Pioneer Peaks National Park.[4]

History

The town takes its name from the Kuttabul railway station, which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 5 March 1927. The name is an Aboriginal word meaning "wonderful".[2]

Narpi State School opened on 23 August 1926. On 31 December 2005 the school was mothballed, being finally closed on 31 December 2006.[5]

In the 2016 census the locality of Kuttabul had a population of 730 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kuttabul (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kuttabul – town in Mackay Region (entry 18663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Kuttabul – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46800)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  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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