Sundown, Queensland (Cassowary Coast Region)

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Sundown
Queensland
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Sundown
Coordinates 17°29′53″S146°01′21″E / 17.4980°S 146.0225°E / -17.4980; 146.0225 (Sundown (centre of locality))
Population145 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4860
Area6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Sundown:
Daradgee Jubilee Heights Jubilee Heights
Goondi Sundown Eaton
Cullinane Cullinane Innisfail Estate

Sundown is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Sundown had a population of 145 people. [3]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the north and the east by the Johnstone River, to the south by See Poy and Frith Roads, and to the west by the North Coast railway line. [4]

The elevation ranges from 10 to 30 metres (33 to 98 ft) above sea level. The land use is a mixture of growing sugarcane and rural residential housing. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill. [4]

History

In the 1880s, boats were used transfer goods from Flying Fish Point on the coast along the Johnstone River to Innisfail and beyond. Melanesian men worked on these boats and Sundown is the area where they were at the end of their working day, which gave the locality its name. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Sundown had a population of 178 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Sundown had a population of 145 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Sundown. The nearest primary schools are in Goondi, Innisfail and Innisfail Estate. The nearest secondary school is in Innisfail Estate. [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sundown (Cassowary Coast - Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Sundown – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45758)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sundown (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sundown (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 November 2019.