Curra is a

rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block in New Zealand, or acreage living or rural residential in Australia) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held merely to ...

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was creat ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Curra had a population of 1,920 people.

Geography

Curra is in the

Wide Bay–Burnett Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...

region of

. It also belongs to the non-functional administrative unit known as the

County of March The County of March is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. The county consists of the Noosa area, plus the eastern parts of the Gympie and Fraser Coast regions. History March was first created by an Order in Council by ...

. The Mary River forms the western boundary, and Curra Creek is part of the northern boundary. To the east of the locality is a large portion of Curra State Forest. Mount Corella is in the south of the locality () rising to . The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...

passes through the locality, entering from the south-east (

Bells Bridge Bells Bridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bells Bridge had a population of 197 people. Geography The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from the east to the north-east, where it has a junctio ...

) and exiting to the north (

Gunalda Gunalda is a rural town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gunalda had a population of 392 people. Geography The town is from the state c ...

). The North Coast railway line pases through the locality, entering from the south-west ( Corella) and exiting to the north ( Scotchy Pocket / Gunalda) with two railway stops (from north to south): * Curra railway station () *Harvey's Siding () Curra is zoned rural/residential with working pastoral farms and small acreages.

History

Curra ( Aboriginal name 'Kurui' means grey forest possum). The local Aboriginal tribe of the Gympie region and the Mary River Valley are the Kabi Tribe of the Kabi Kabi First Nation language group. The first landholder owner was Walter Hay whose cattle station homestead in 1859 was named "Currie" and later changed to Curra. During the gold rush era starting in 1867, Curra was a stopover depot at Palmer's Stockholm Hotel at the Nine Mile for travellers between Maryborough and

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...

using

Cobb & Co Cobb & Co was the name used by many successful sometimes quite independent Australian coaching businesses. The first was established in 1853 by American Freeman Cobb and his partners. The name Cobb & Co grew to great prominence in the late 19th ...

coaches. In 1887, of land were resumed from the Curra pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. Curra Provisional School opened on 17 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Curra State School. It closed in 1961. It was at approximately 6 Curra Road (). There was a mine in the Curra Estate Road area and there is a working

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envi ...

. Curra Post Office opened by 1916 (a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

had been open from 1892) and closed in 1977. At the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

, Curra had a population of 1,372. Curra was once part of

Shire of Tiaro The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and exist ...

but, since 2008, is within the

local government area. In 2012, the section of the Bruce Highway between

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa H ...

and Curra was considered to be one of the most dangerous of Queensland roads. In the , Curra had a population of 1,920 people.

Facilities

A peaceful area for families and retirees with facilities such as the rural fire service; parks and playground; a post office box; Puma service station – with motel accommodation, food and groceries and a discount Pharmacy ; a community club called the Curra Country Club; and a 6 hectare block of land, council approved for hotel/motel and shops. There is an increasing amount of small businesses establishing in this area.

Education

There are no schools in Curra. The nearest government primary schools are Gunalda State School in neighbouring

to the north and Chatsworth State School in neighbouring Chatsworth to the south. The nearest government secondary school is

James Nash State High School James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an of ...

to the south-east.

References

External links

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Community website
{{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland