Germantown is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The town is a small farming community, currently home to a large cattle farm along with various other farms.^{[citation needed]} In the 2016 census, Germantown had a population of 64 people.[1]

Germantown Queensland
Germantown
Coordinates	17.6438°S 145.9661°E / -17.6438; 145.9661
Population	64 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	10.16/km2 (26.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Germantown: Camp Creek Camp Creek Basilisk Utchee Creek Germantown Basilisk Mena Creek Mena Creek Basilisk

Geography

Germantown is a small community neighbouring Mena Creek.

History

After the First World War, many German settlers settled here (hence the town’s name). It was mainly a sugar cane farming town until the early 2010s, at which time a large portion of Germantown was converted from sugar cane into open cattle country. Another portion of Germantown was recently converted into a Banana farm.^{[citation needed]}

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