Description
Mirriwinni is a town and a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
Mirriwinni is a town and a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. The spelling Miriwinni has also been used historically, but Mirriwinni is the official spelling from 8 October 2010. In the 2016 census, Mirriwinni had a population of 447 people.
History
The town takes its name from the railway station name, first used by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 February 1915, reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning mountain rock.Miriwinni Provisional School opened on 16 October 1916 and became Miriwinni State School on 1 March 1918. On 9 July 2012, it was renamed Mirriwinni State School.Miriwinni Post Office opened on 1 July 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1915).
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 46.782 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 17 m
Population number: 447
Local Government Area: Cairns Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Mirriwinni, Queensland