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Ellinjaa is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ellinjaa had a population of 31 people.[1]

Ellinjaa
Queensland
Ellinjaa
Coordinates17.5077°S 145.6616°E / -17.5077; 145.6616 (Ellinjaa (centre of locality))
Population31 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.255/km2 (3.25/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4886
Area24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 5.7 km (4 mi) E of Millaa Millaa
  • 28.4 km (18 mi) S of Malanda
  • 46.7 km (29 mi) SSR of Atherton
  • 103 km (64 mi) SSW of Cairns
  • 1,643 km (1,021 mi) SSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Ellinjaa:
Millaa Millaa Millaa Millaa Wooroonooran
Millaa Millaa Ellinjaa Wooroonooran
Millaa Millaa Mungalli Wooroonooran

Geography


The land use is almost entirely grazing, on a mixture of native vegetation and modified pastures.[3]


History


The name of the locality probably derives from nearby Ellinjaa Creek and Ellinjaa Falls.[2]

Brook's Road State School opened on circa 1927 and closed on 1954.[4] It was on the east side of the Palmerston Highway at approx 17.5371°S 145.6655°E / -17.5371; 145.6655 (Brook's Road State School).[5]

In the 2016 census, Ellinjaa had a population of 31 people.[1]


Education


There are no schools in Ellinjaa. The nearest primary school is Millaa Millaa State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the west. The nearest secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda to the north.[3]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellinjaa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Ellinjaa – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48622)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Palmerston" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.


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