Mount Mulgrave, Queensland

Mount Mulgrave Queensland
Trees at the foothills of Mount Mulgrave, 1936
Mount Mulgrave
Coordinates	16°17′23″S143°53′32″E / 16.2897°S 143.8922°E / -16.2897; 143.8922 (Mount Mulgrave (centre of locality))
Population	11 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0078/km2 (0.0203/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	1,403.4 km2 (541.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	119 km (74 mi) NNW of Chillagoe 260 km (162 mi) NW of Mareeba 323 km (201 mi) NW of Cairns 631 km (392 mi) NW of Townsville 1,946 km (1,209 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Mount Mulgrave: Palmer Palmer Palmer Gamboola Mount Mulgrave Groganville Wrotham Wrotham Bellevue

Mount Mulgrave is an outback locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Mulgrave had a population of 11 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Mitchell River enters the locality from the south-east (Bellevue / Groganville) and forms the southern boundary of the locality, exiting to the south-west (Gamboola / Wrotham). ^[3] It is within the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin. ^[4]

The locality of Mount Mulgrave has the following mountains (from north to south): ^[5]

• Mount Mulgrave in the north-east of the locality ( 16°12′48″S144°02′07″E / 16.2132°S 144.0353°E / -16.2132; 144.0353 (Mount Mulgrave) ), rising 468 metres (1,535 ft) above sea level ^{[6] [7]}
• Bald Hills in the north-east of the locality ( 16°14′13″S144°05′08″E / 16.2369°S 144.0856°E / -16.2369; 144.0856 (Bald Hills) ), 330 metres (1,080 ft) ^{[6] [8]}
• Looking Glass Bluff on the eastern boundary of the locality ( 16°16′15″S144°11′07″E / 16.2709°S 144.1853°E / -16.2709; 144.1853 (Looking Glass Bluff) ), 490 metres (1,610 ft) ^{[6] [9]}

The entire locality is within the Mount Mulgrave pastoral station, which extends north into the neighbouring locality of Palmer. The land use is grazing on native vegetation. ^[10]

History

Yalanji (also known as Kuku Yalanji, Kuku Yalaja, Kuku Yelandji, and Gugu Yalanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland. The traditional language region is Mossman River in the south to the Annan River in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east and extending inland to west of Mount Mulgrave. This includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Douglas, the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal and the towns and localities of Cooktown, Mossman, Daintree, Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal. It includes the head of the Palmer River, the Bloomfield River, China Camp, Maytown, and Palmerville. ^[11]

The mountain Mount Mulgrave was named by explorer William Hann on 1 August 1872, named after the Earl of Mulgrave, who was the son of the Queensland Governor at that time (George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby). ^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Mulgrave had "no people or a very low population". ^[12]

In the 2021 census, Mount Mulgrave had a population of 11 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Mulgrave nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Mulgrave (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Mount Mulgrave – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48787)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "Mount Mulgrave, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 14 August 2021.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
6. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Mount Mulgrave – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 23361)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Bald Hills – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 1315)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "Looking Glass Bluff – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 20064)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
10. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Property names". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
11. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Yalanji". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mulgrave (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

External links

• "Burning bright: cultivating Australia's unique ecosystems through strategic savanna burning". South Pole. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. — the management of the Mount Mulgrave pastoral station