Cullinane is a rural

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in the

Cassowary Coast Region The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail, ...

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, Australia. In the , Cullinane had a population of 551 people.

Geography

Cullinane is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the west, See Poy Road to the north,

Johnstone River The Johnstone River, comprising the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River, is a river system in Far North and North Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river system rise in the Atherton Tablelands. The north branch o ...

to the east and Campbell Street to the south-east. The land is flat and below above sea level. There is some suburban housing in the east of the suburb but the remainder of the suburb is used for agriculture, predominantly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

farming.

History

The locality name was adopted in August 1996. It was proposed by the Johnstone Shire Council, after pioneer farmer Michael Cullinane.

Demographics

In the , Cullinane had a population of 524 people. In the , Cullinane had a population of 551 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cullinane. The nearest primary school is Innisfail State School in neighbouring Innisfail to the south. The nearest secondary school is

Innisfail State College Innisfail State College is a government secondary school and technical college in Innisfail Estate, a suburb of Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a combined secondary school and TAFE facility which opened in 2010 ...

Innisfail Estate Innisfail Estate is a semi-rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,454 people. Geography Innisfail Estate is bounded by the Johnst ...

across the river to the east. There are Catholic primary and secondary schools in Innisfail.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland