Jardine River, Queensland

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Jardine River
Queensland
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Jardine River
Coordinates 11°19′15″S142°44′09″E / 11.3208°S 142.7358°E / -11.3208; 142.7358
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.00000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4874
Area3,955.5 km2 (1,527.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Jardine River:
Umagico Somerset Coral Sea
Injinoo Jardine River Coral Sea
Mapoon Shelburne Shelburne

Jardine River is a coastal locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Shire of Torres in Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

Most of the locality is within protected areas apart from small areas in the north and east of the locality. [4]

History

The locality takes its name from the river Jardine River which was originally called Deception River but was renamed by Governor of Queensland George Ferguson Bowen after Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine. In 1864-1865 the Jardines overlanded stock from Rockhampton to Somerset on the Cape York Peninsula. [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population". [5]

In the 2021 census, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jardine River (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Jardine River – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 46129)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Jardine River – locality in Shire of Torres (entry 41953)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jardine River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg