[3][4] It is a terminus for the Normanton to Croydon railway line, which operates the Gulflander tourist train.

[7] The historic goldrush town of Croydon is located in the heart of the Gulf Savannah, 529 kilometres (329 mi) west of Cairns.

[citation needed] Croydon was a large pastoral holding owned by Alexander Brown and Margaret Chalmers that covered an area of approximately 5,000 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi), when first settled in the 1880s.

From the earliest days of settlement they played a significant role in the viability of the isolated field by supplying fresh vegetables and fruit.

[14] In 1917, Dr. Elkington, Director of the Division of Tropical Hygiene, Commonwealth Department of Health, was concerned about health and hygiene of its growing population, contemplated conducting a statistical and social survey of the town, which did not eventuate.

In early 2009, the close proximity of a receding cyclone ex-Cyclone Charlotte, caused torrential rain and Croydon to be flooded.

[39] Croydon has a swimming pool, golf course, lawn bowls, a museum, a tourist information centre, caravan park and a primary school.

[40] The Croydon Shire Council operates a public library at 63 Samwell Street.

[42] St Margaret's Church at Lot 9, Alldridge Street is shared by the Anglican and Catholic congregations.