Karumba, Queensland facts for kids
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Karumba Beach Gulf Savannah
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 Karumba
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 531 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.680/km2 (9.53/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4891 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 144.3 km2 (55.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Karumba is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Karumba had a population of 531 people.
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History
Karumba Post Office opened on 22 August 1889 and closed in 1919.
Karumba State School opened in September 1968.
Facilities
Karumba has a public library, visitor information centre, parks, bowls club, golf course, swimming pool, and a sports centre.
Climate
Karumba has a tropical climate with warm, wet summers and mild, dry winters.
| Climate data for Karumba, Queensland (1938-2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.8 (103.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.9 (98.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 231.0 (9.09) |
260.3 (10.25) |
156.6 (6.17) |
30.3 (1.19) |
1.0 (0.04) |
8.5 (0.33) |
7.1 (0.28) |
2.0 (0.08) |
1.6 (0.06) |
7.3 (0.29) |
45.5 (1.79) |
142.1 (5.59) |
833.4 (32.81) |
| Average rainy days | 12.7 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 56.3 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
Economy
The Karumba port services the Century Zinc Mine as well as fishing industry.
The prawning industry makes an important economic contribution to the town.
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