Koah

Suburb of Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia

16°54′21″S 145°33′27″E / 16.9058°S 145.5575°E / -16.9058; 145.5575 (Koah (centre of locality))Population676 (2021 census)^[1] • Density3.0018/km² (7.775/sq mi)Postcode(s)4881Area225.2 km² (87.0 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Shire of MareebaState electorate(s)

Federal division(s)

Kennedy
Leichhardt

Suburbs around Koah:
Biboohra	Mona Mona	Kuranda
Mareeba	Koah	Speewah
Mareeba	Lamb Range	Barron Gorge

Koah is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Koah had a population of 676 people.^[1]

Geography

The Tablelands railway line enters the locality from the north-west (Kuranda) and passes through the north of the locality, which is served by Koah railway station (16°49′26″S 145°30′33″E / 16.8240°S 145.5092°E / -16.8240; 145.5092 (Koah railway station)), before exiting to the north-west (Bibhoora).^[3]^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Koah had a population of 602 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Koah had a population of 676 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Koah – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48707)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Koah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.