Forty Mile is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.[1]
| Forty Mile Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Forty Mile | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°59′07″S 144°44′12″E / 17.9852°S 144.7366°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 18 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0197/km2 (0.0511/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4872 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 912.9 km2 (352.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe Lynd River rises in the locality and forms part of the north-west boundary. Two tributaries of the Tate River, the Sandy Tate River and the Rocky Tate River, also rise here. The Forty Mile Scrub National Park is in the south-east corner of the locality.[3]
Ootann Road crosses the northern end from west to east. [4]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Forty Mile had a population of 20 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forty Mile (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Forty Mile – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Forty Mile, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Forty Mile, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forty Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
