Cherry Gully, Queensland
Suburb of Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
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Cherry Gully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.[1]
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Water sculpture, Cherry Gully, 2022 | |||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Cherry Gully | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 28.4169°S 152.0580°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 18 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.13/km2 (2.93/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4370 | ||||||||||||
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History
The locality takes its name from a local gully name. There are a number of stories about the name of the gully. One story is that in mid-nineteenth century a cask of sherry fell from a wagon into the gully, with the word sherry being corrupted later to cherry.[2] In another story, carriers stopped at the gully and drank sherry from the cargo to excess and again the word sherry was corrupted to cherry.[3] The other story is that the gully has many wild cherry trees.[4]
Cherry Gully Provisional School opened in 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Cherry Gully State School. It closed circa 1916.[5] It was on Old Stanthorpe Road (28.43417°S 152.03293°E), now within the neighbouring locality of Dalveen to the south-west.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 9 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Cherry Gully. The nearest government primary school is Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north.[8]
