Currajah is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Currajah had a population of 57 people.^[3]

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Currajah Queensland
Currajah
Coordinates	17.5786°S 145.985°E / -17.5786; 145.985 (Currajah (centre of locality))
Population	57 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	10.5 km (7 mi) SW of Innisfail 94.9 km (59 mi) S of Cairns 258 km (160 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,619 km (1,006 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Currajah: Bamboo Creek Bamboo Creek Wangan Pin Gin Hill Currajah Stockton No 6 Branch South Johnstone Boogan

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The locality is bounded to the east by the North Coast railway line, entering from the south-west (Boogan) and existing to the north-west (Wangan).^[4]

The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. Sugarcane is a major crop in the locality. There is a network of cane tramways through the locality to transport the sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill in neighbouring South Johnstone to the south.^[4]

The locality takes its name from a tramway station (later a railway station) and is an Aboriginal word meaning running water.^[2]

In the 2016 census, Currajah had a population of 60 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Currajah had a population of 57 people.^[3]

There are no schools in Currajah. The nearest government primary schools are Mundoo State School in neighbouring Wangan to the north-east and South Johnstone State School in South Johnstone to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east.^[4]