Peeramon

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Peeramon
Queensland
Peeramon is located in Queensland
Peeramon
Peeramon
Coordinates17°18′35″S 145°36′43″E / 17.3097°S 145.6119°E / -17.3097; 145.6119 (Peeramon (town centre))Coordinates: 17°18′35″S 145°36′43″E / 17.3097°S 145.6119°E / -17.3097; 145.6119 (Peeramon (town centre))
Population628 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density22.11/km2 (57.27/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4885
Area28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Peeramon:
East Barron Yungaburra Lake Eacham
Upper Barron Peeramon Lake Eacham
Kureen Kureen Malanda

Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[1]

History[]

The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910.[2]

Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. In 1919 it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959.[4]

In the 2016 census the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Peeramon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Peeramon – town in Tablelands Region (entry 26298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Peeramon – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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

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