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Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District

CROYDON

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Croydon is a small historical mining town located in the heart of the Gulf Savannah in North West Queensland. Originally a pastoral holding, Croydon became a successful mining town when gold was discovered in 1885. Gold was extracted from the region for over 40 years, attracting a population of 7,000 at its peak, making Croydon the fourth largest town in Queensland. By 1906, the mine was exhausted, and by 1926, operations shut altogether. Today, Croydon’s economy is based on grazing and an emerging tourism industry. The town offers a quiet and relaxed outback lifestyle with modern facilities and a friendly community.

Population: 200

Queensland Health facilities in District: 10

Services

  • Croydon State School (Preparatory Year (non-compulsory) followed by Year 1 to Year 12)
  • Library
  • Police station
  • Ambulance
  • Australia Post
  • Grocery store
  • Conference centre
  • Hotel

Sporting, Recreation & Interests

  • Sporting clubs and facilities, including golf, lawn bowls, basketball, cricket, tennis
  • The Old Police Precinct with Jail
  • Heritage listed Courthouse
  • Historical Town Hall
  • Federation Park
  • Old Hospital Ward, now a conference centre
  • Static Mining Machinery
  • Working Mine Museum with a recently restored Gold Milling Stamper
  • Chinese Temple - archaeological site
  • Gulflander Railmotor weekly from Croydon to Normanton (established in 1891)
  • Cemetery with Chinese section (4 cemeteries accessible)
  • Croydon's historic Club Hotel - the only remaining license of the original 122 issued on the gold fields.
  • Lake Belmore - swimming, waterskiing, picnicking

Location

1,900 km north west of Brisbane
530 km south west of Cairns
639 km north east of Mount Isa
156 km south east of Normanton

Access

Car - Yes Rail - Yes Air - No
  To Normanton only  

Useful links

Local information: www.croydonshire.com.au
State information: www.qld.gov.au
Tourism: www.australianexplorer.com
www.queenslandholidays.com.au
www.walkabout.com.au
Transport: www.translink.com.au
www.racq.com.au
www.travelmate.com.au
www.traveltrain.com.au
Education: www.education.qld.gov.au
Real Estate: www.realestate.com.au
www.reiq.com.au

Queensland Health provides these links as convenience only and takes no responsibility for individual website maintenance or accessibility.