Cromarty, Queensland
Cromarty is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the, Cromarty had a population of 43 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the east by the meandering Haughton River and to the north by Burrumbush Creek, a tributary of the Haughton River. Their confluence is at the north-eastern corner of the locality.Most of the locality is protected within the Bowling Green Bay National Park and the Wongaloo Conservation Park. The land use in the remaining south-west of the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south and exits to the north-west.
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west and exists to the north-west. The locality was served by three railway stations, from north to south:
- Storth railway station.
- Cromarty railway station
- Piralko railway station, now abandoned
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 July 1991.Demographics
In the, Cromarty had a population of 21 people.In the, Cromarty had a population of 43 people.