Cassowary, Queensland

Cassowary
Suburb
Cassowary
Interactive map of Cassowary
Coordinates: 16°31′21″S145°25′30″E / 16.5225°S 145.425°E / -16.5225; 145.425 (Cassowary (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Shire of Douglas
Location	7.9 km (4.9 mi) SE of Mossman 18.2 km (11.3 mi) W of Port Douglas 74.1 km (46.0 mi) NNW of Cairns 1,751 km (1,088 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorate	Cook
•  Federal division	Leichhardt
Area
• Total	24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	119 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	4.779/km2 (12.38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4873
Suburbs around Cassowary Shannonvale Bonnie Doon Killaloe Julatten Cassowary Craiglie Julatten Mowbray Mowbray

Cassowary is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Cassowary had a population of 119 people. ^[1]

Geography

The north-western part of the locality is low-lying coastal plains (10–20 metres about sea level) and is used for farming, predominantly sugarcane. The eastern and southern parts of the locality form part of the Cassowary Range, rising to unnamed peaks of about 350 metres, and are within the Mowbray National Park. ^[3]

The Mossman - Mount Molloy Road which winds up and down the Great Dividing Range forms the north-western boundary of the locality. The Captain Cook Highway forms a short northern boundary. A cane tramway carries harvested sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman. ^[3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the large Australian flightless bird, the cassowary, which is found in the northern tropics of Queensland.

Cassowary State School opened on 3 February 1913. It closed in 1967. ^[4] It was located on Captain Cook Highway ( 16°29′17″S145°23′26″E / 16.4881°S 145.3906°E / -16.4881; 145.3906 (Cassowary State School (former)) ), now just across the locality boundary in neighbouring Shannonvale. ^{[5] [3]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cassowary had a population of 119 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Cassowary had a population of 119 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cassowary. The nearest government primary schools are Mossman State School in Mossman to the north-west and Port Douglas State School in Port Douglas to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the north-west. ^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cassowary (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cassowary – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48564)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 May 2021.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m428" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cassowary (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.