Cutella is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cutella had a population of 45 people.

Geography

Cutella is a rural area immediately north of the town of Kingsthorpe. The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation. The Sugar Loaf is a mountain in the south-west of the locality () rising to above sea level. The Kingsthorpe–Haden Road enters the locality from the south (Kingsthorpe) and exits to the north ( Yalangur / Gowrie Little Plain).

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station named on 12 May 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department with an Aboriginal word meaning ''

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''. The Kingsthorpe to Haden railway line opened on 21 December 1910 with Cutella served by the Cutella railway station (approx ). The line closed on 1 May 1964.

Demographics

In the , Cutella had a population of 29 people. In the , Cutella had a population of 45 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cutella. The nearest government primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in

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to the west.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland