Part of the western border is marked by the Mount Lindesay Highway. Part of the northern boundary follow Spring Creek. The main land use in the area is agriculture. Parts of the central area are elevated along a ridge marking the northern extent of Jinbroken Range.[citation needed]
History
The location name comes from the 1870s agricultural and grazing property of Charles Overend Garbutt (1850–1905).[3] Garbutt came from Marton Hall, Middlesbrough-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England.[4] The 3,400 acres (1,400 hectares) Spring Creek holdings went to auction in December 1877 as Garbutt was moving from the district.[5] It was then purchased by Harry and William Webb until 1882, before being purchased by June 1896 by the Queensland Government under the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act 1894 (and the later Closer Settlement Act 1906) where the property was subdivided into agricultural blocks.[6][7][8][9]
Cryna Provisional School opened on 30 April 1907.[10][11] On 1 January 1909 it became Cryna State School. It closed in 1935.[12]
In the 2016 census, Cryna had a population of 113 people.[13] The locality contains 51 households, in which 52.6% of the population are males and 47.4% of the population are females with a median age of 42, 4 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,281, $157 below the national average. 0.0% of Cryna's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 56.0% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 44.0% of the population is not married. 24.1% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (37.1%), Australian (30.5%) and Irish (14.6%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (80.7%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (100.0%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (27.4%), No religion (27.4%) and Anglican (15.1%). The most common occupation was a manager (21.8%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (46.4%).[13]
In the 2021 census, Cryna had a population of 134 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Cryna. The nearest government primary schools are Beaudesert State School in neighbouring Beaudesert to the north and Tamrookum State School in Tamrookum to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Beaudesert State High School, also in Beaudesert. There are also non-government schools in Beaudesert.[14]
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^"C.W.A. pioneers". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LIII, no. 31. Queensland, Australia. 5 February 1931. p. 11. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 3, 255. Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1877. p. 4. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Repurchased Lands". The Queenslander. Vol. L, no. 1088. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1896. p. 426. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Agricultural Lands Purchase Act". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 5640. Queensland, Australia. 4 September 1897. p. 2. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Logan Early Settlers". The Beaudesert Times. Vol. 6, no. 354. Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1915. p. 8. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Resumption of estates". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIV, no. 15, 678. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1908. p. 10. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Public Works". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 30 January 1907. p. 8 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Trove.