Ngatjan

Ngatjan Queensland
Canal Creek, flowing through Ngatjan to Waugh Pocket, 2018
Ngatjan
Coordinates	17°30′46″S145°54′07″E / 17.5127°S 145.9019°E / -17.5127; 145.9019 (Ngatjan (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4860
Area	58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.4 km (10 mi) W of Innisfail 91.5 km (57 mi) S of Cairns 274 km (170 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,630 km (1,013 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Ngatjan: Woopen Creek Waugh Pocket Vasa Views Wooroonooran Ngatjan Fitzgerald Creek Nerada Cooroo Lands Coorumba Upper Daradgee Pin Gin Hill

Ngatjan is a rural locality split between the Cassowary Coast Region and the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, Ngatjan had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Geography

The split between the local government areas approximates the drainage divide with the northern part of the locality in the Cairns Region draining into the Russell River (Suez Creek being the principal watercourse within the northern part of the locality) and with the southern part of the locality in the Cassowary Coast Region draining into the North Johnstone River (Waraker Creek being the principal watercourse within the southern part of the locality). ^{[4] [5]}

The locality is mountainous terrain ranging from 20 metres above sea level (in the Suez Creek valley) through to peaks such as Mount Mirinjo (390 metres), Cooroo Peak (430 metres) and Chalmynia Mountain (400 metres). ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The only road through Ngatjan is the Cooroo Lands Road which traverses the southern part of the locality connecting the locality of Cooroo Lands (which is cut off to the south by the Johnstone River) to Upper Daradgee from where there are connections through to the Bruce Highway at Fitzgerald Creek. ^[9]

The land in the centre and north of locality is within the Wooroonooran National Park (part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area). Outside of the national park in the south of the locality, the land use is residential with other minimal use. ^[10]

History

The name is derived from the ethnonym of the local Ngatjan people.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ngatjan had "no people or a very low population". ^[11]

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

Education

There are no schools in Ngatjan. The nearest government primary school is Goondi State School in Goondi Bend to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east. There are also a number of non-government schools in Innisfail and its suburbs. ^[12]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ngatjan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Ngatjan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45611)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "Ngatjan – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48803)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 April 2018.
5. "Waraker Creek – watercourse in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 April 2018.
6. "Mount Mirinjo – mountain in the Cairns Region (entry 22263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 April 2018.
7. "Cooroo Peak – peak in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 April 2018.
8. "Chalmynia Mountain – mountain in the Cairns Region (entry 6823)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 April 2018.
9. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
10. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ngatjan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

External links

Media related to Ngatjan, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons