Julatten, Queensland

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Julatten
Queensland
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Lascar Abattoir Swamp, Julatten, 2008
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Julatten
Coordinates 16°36′25″S145°20′35″E / 16.6069°S 145.3430°E / -16.6069; 145.3430 (Julatten (town centre))
Population1,020 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density6.62/km2 (17.15/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4871
Area154.0 km2 (59.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Julatten:
Shannonvale Shannonvale Cassowary
Mount Carbine Julatten Mowbray
Mount Molloy Mount Molloy Mount Molloy

Julatten is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Julatten had a population of 1,020 people. [1]

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Geography

Julatten is on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland (about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above sea level). The steep north-eastern part of the locality consists of protected areas being the Mount Lewis National Park and the Mowbray National Park. [4]

The Mossman - Mount Molloy Road traverses the locality from the north-east on the coastal plain up to the south-west passing through the area of Julatten on the tableland. [4]

Julatten produces sugar cane and beef cattle and has barramundi farms.

History

The area, which was settled in the early 1920s and originally known as Bushy Creek, takes its name from the railway station, which in turn was named by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning small creek. The railway was opened to Rumula on 5 December 1926. [2]

Bushy Creek State School opened on 27 August 1923. It was renamed Julatten State School in 1975. [5] [6]

Euluma State School opened circa 1935 and closed circa 1951. [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census the locality of Julatten had a population of 1,091 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Julatten had a population of 1,020 people. [1]

Education

Julatten State School is a co-educational primary (P-6) school operated by the Queensland Government at 1141 Euluma Creek Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 69 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [9]

There is no secondary school in Julatten. The nearest secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the north. [4]

Attractions

View from the Mossman Mount Molloy Road Lookout looking north towards the Coral Sea, 2016 View from the Mossman Mount Molloy Road Lookout, Julatten, 2016.jpg
View from the Mossman Mount Molloy Road Lookout looking north towards the Coral Sea, 2016
Monument commemorating the 1982 sealing of the Rex Range section of the Mossman Mount Molloy Road, 2016 Monument commemorating the 1982 sealing of the Rex Range section of the Mossman Mount Molloy Road, 2016 01.jpg
Monument commemorating the 1982 sealing of the Rex Range section of the Mossman Mount Molloy Road, 2016

On the ascent/descent of the range on the Mossman - Mount Molloy Road is the Lyons Lookout with a good view across the coastal areas to the north-east. [10] There is a memorial commemorating the sealing of the road. [11]

Julatten is a good area to see Wet Tropics bird species including endemic species. [12]

Buff breasted paradise kingfisher, 2014 Buff breasted paradise kingfisher.jpg
Buff breasted paradise kingfisher, 2014

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Julatten (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Julatten – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 17424)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Julatten – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48686)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Julatten (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Julatten State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lyons Lookout – lookout in Shire of Mareeba (entry 20312)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Google (24 February 2021). "Memorial at Lyons Lookout" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Information on Birding in Tropical North Queensland". Birding Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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