Kirknie, Queensland

Kirknie is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kirknie had a population of 70 people.

Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River and to the south by the Bogie River.

The west and centre of the locality are at relatively low elevations, but the terrain rises steeply in other parts of the locality. The Stokes Range is in the north (-19.7475°N, 147.3307°W) rising to elevations of 170 m. Mount Leslie is in the east (-19.8112°N, 147.3849°W) at 159 m. Mount Louisa is in the south (-19.8895°N, 147.3053°W) rising to 488 m, together with the Gregory Ranges (-19.9452°N, 147.3523°W).

The west and centre of the locality are used for crop growing, predominantly sugarcane. The rest of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation.

There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Inkerman Sugar Mill in Home Hill.

History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.

Demographics
In the, Kirknie had a population of 58 people.

In the, Kirknie had a population of 70 people.

Education
There are no schools in Kirknie. The nearest government primary school is Osborne State School in neighbouring Osborne to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the north-east.