Lower Tully, Queensland

Lower Tully Queensland
Christ the King Catholic Church (among the canefields), 2009
Lower Tully
Coordinates	17°58′59″S146°00′48″E / 17.9830°S 146.0133°E / -17.9830; 146.0133 (Lower Tully (centre of locality))
Population	88 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	2.167/km2 (5.61/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.5 km (8 mi) SE of Tully 64.6 km (40 mi) S of Innisfail 152 km (94 mi) S of Cairns 209 km (130 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,651 km (1,026 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Lower Tully: Mount Mackay Mount Mackay Carmoo Silky Oak Lower Tully Hull Heads Rockingham Rockingham Tully Heads

Lower Tully is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Lower Tully had a population of 88 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Tully River forms the southern boundary of the locality; the river enters the Coral Sea at neighbouring Tully Heads. The central and southern parts of the locality is freehold farming land, predominantly growing sugarcane; there is a cane tramway to deliver the sugarcane to the Tully Sugar Mill at Tully. The northern part of the locality contains the Hull River National Park, taking its name from the Hull River which flows through the northern part of the locality and then enters the Coral Sea at neighbouring Hull Heads. ^[3]

History

Lower Tully State School opened on 15 February 1932. ^[4]

On Sunday 16 June 1935, the Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown John Heavey laid the foundation stone for a Roman Catholic church to be dedicated to Christ, the King; the building was expected to cost £1250. ^[5] It is not known when the church opened but it was operational by July 1937. ^[6] Due to a declining congregation and the ease of attending Catholic services in Tully, the church held its last regular Mass on 2 November 1984, although it was used for occasional baptisms and weddings. The church was sold in 1992 to new owners who make the church available for services by any denomination, renaming it "Chapel of the Pioneers". It is on Tully Hull Road ( 17°59′44″S145°59′49″E / 17.99546°S 145.99685°E / -17.99546; 145.99685 (Christ the King Catholic church (former)) ). ^[7] It is listed on the Cassowary Coast Local Heritage Register. ^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lower Tully had a population of 79 people. ^[9]

In the 2021 census, Lower Tully had a population of 88 people. ^[1]

Education

Lower Tully State School, 2022

Outdoor area at the school, 2022

Lower Tully State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Collins Road ( 17°59′43″S146°00′02″E / 17.9952°S 146.0005°E / -17.9952; 146.0005 (Lower Tully State School) ). ^{[10] [11]} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 57 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). ^[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 56 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). ^[13]

There are no secondary schools in Lower Tully. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north-west. ^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Tully (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Lower Tully – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45720)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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. "CATHOLIC CHURCH". Cairns Post . No. 10, 407. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1935. p. 5. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
6. "LIKES TO SEE PRIESTS TAKE INTEREST IN CIVIC AFFAIRS". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 13 July 1937. p. 2 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
7. Google (17 September 2022). "Lower Tully, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
8. "Place No. 57 - Church". Cassowary Coast Local Heritage Register. Cassowary Coast Regional Council. pp. 342–344. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Tully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. "Lower Tully State School". Lower Tully State School. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
12. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Lower Tully State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
13. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.

Further reading

• Jones, Dorothy (1982). The Lower Tully State School golden jubilee : a history of the Lower Tully State School and district. Lower Tully State School Jubilee Publications Committee. ISBN   978-0-9593379-0-7.

External links

Media related to Lower Tully, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons