Kirrama is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kirrama had a population of 9 people.[1]

Kirrama Queensland
Kirrama
Coordinates	18.1825°S 145.5636°E / -18.1825; 145.5636
Population	9 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.0110/km2 (0.0286/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4872
Area	815.2 km2 (314.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Kirrama: Glen Ruth Koombooloomba Kooroomool Minnamoolka Kirrama Murray Upper Minnamoolka Wairuna Lumholtz

History

The locality takes its name from the Kirrama pastoral run in 1870s. The name is thought to be the Indigenous language group name Keremai or Kirimai local to the area.[2]

Geography

The Herbert River forms the southern boundary and most of the western. The Herbert River Falls are within the locality, as is the Blencoe Falls section of the Wet Tropics Great Walk.[3]

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