Currajong, Queensland

Currajong is a suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[1] It had a population of 2,628 in 2011 census.^[2]

History

The name Currajong is believed to be derived from the name of a residence in Stagpole Street, West End, owned by Edward Hunt. In about 1888 Hunt planted currajong trees in the grounds.^[1]^[3]

Currajong State School opened on 28 June 1954.^[4]

The Marian School opened in 1988.

References

1 2 "Currajong (entry 44590)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Currajong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
↑ "Currajong". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
↑ "C". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

External links

"Currajong". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

Coordinates: 19°16′37″S 146°46′39″E / 19.27694°S 146.77750°E / -19.27694; 146.77750

Suburbs of Townsville, North Queensland, Queensland

Urban	Aitkenvale Annandale Belgian Gardens Bohle Bohle Plains Castle Hill Cluden Condon Cranbrook Currajong Douglas Garbutt Gulliver Heatley Hermit Park Hyde Park Idalia James Cook University Kelso Kirwan Lavarack Army Barracks Mount Louisa Mount St John Mount Stuart Mundingburra Murray Mysterton North Ward Oonoonba Pallarenda Pimlico Railway Estate Rasmussen Rosslea Rowes Bay Shaw South Townsville Thuringowa Central Town Common Townsville City Townsville West Vincent West End Wulguru

Rural	Alice River Alligator Creek Balgal Beach Barringha Blue Hills Bluewater Park Brookhill Calcium Cape Cleveland Clemant Crimea Crystal Creek Cungulla Granite Vale Gumlow Hervey Range Hidden Valley Julago Lynam Majors Creek Mount Elliot Mutarnee Nome Oak Valley Orpheus Island Palm Island Paluma Partington Pinnacles Rangewood Reid River Rollingstone Roseneath Rupertswood Stuart Toomulla Toonpan Woodstock

Northern Beaches	Beach Holm Black River Bluewater Burdell Bushland Beach Deeragun Jensen Mount Low Purono Park Saunders Beach Toolakea Yabulu

Magnetic Island	Arcadia Cockle Bay Florence Bay Horseshoe Bay Magnetic Island Nelly Bay Picnic Bay

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