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Cutella, Queensland

Cutella
Queensland
Cutella is located in Queensland
Cutella
Cutella
Coordinates27°27′19″S 151°49′04″E / 27.4552°S 151.8177°E / -27.4552; 151.8177 (Cutella (centre of locality))
Population45 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density5.23/km2 (13.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Cutella:
Yalangur Yalangur Gowrie Little Plain
Kings Siding Cutella Glencoe
Kings Siding Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe

Cutella is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cutella had a population of 45 people.[1]

Geography

Cutella is a rural area immediately north of the town of Kingsthorpe. The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.[3]

The Sugar Loaf is a mountain in the south-west of the locality (27°27′24″S 151°48′32″E / 27.4566°S 151.8088°E / -27.4566; 151.8088 (The Sugar Loaf)) rising to 559 metres (1,834 ft) above sea level.[4][5]

The Kingsthorpe–Haden Road enters the locality from the south (Kingsthorpe) and exits to the north (Yalangur / Gowrie Little Plain).[3]

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station named on 12 May 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department with an Aboriginal word meaning eagle.[2][6]

The Kingsthorpe to Haden railway line opened on 21 December 1910 with Cutella served by the Cutella railway station (approx 27°27′06″S 151°49′02″E / 27.45166°S 151.81725°E / -27.45166; 151.81725 (Cutella railway station (former))).[7][8][9][10] The line closed on 1 May 1964.[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cutella had a population of 29 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Cutella had a population of 45 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cutella. The nearest government primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cutella (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Cutella – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47923)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "The Sugar Loaf – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 34144)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "GOOMBUNGEE LINE". The Telegraph. No. 11890. Queensland, Australia. 26 December 1910. p. 2. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Goombungee Line". The Telegraph. No. 11, 905. Queensland, Australia. 12 January 1911. p. 6. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "GOOMBUNGEE LINE". The Telegraph. No. 11906. Queensland, Australia. 13 January 1911. p. 9. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Jondaryan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cutella (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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