Inkerman, Queensland


Inkerman is a town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin in North Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Inkerman bounded on the west by the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line. It is well known for Mount Inkerman in the south of the locality, rising to 210 metres above the otherwise flat land of Inkerman with a road to the lookout and picnic facilities at the top.

History

Inkerman Post Office opened by 1915 as a receiving office and closed in 1975.
Inkerman State School opened on 24 November 1915. It closed on 31 December 1974.
At the 2006 census, Inkerman had a population of 520.
In the 2011 census, Inkerman had a population of 364 people.

Heritage listings

Inkerman has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: