| Wangetti Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Gatz balancing rocks, Wangetti Beach, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
  Wangetti | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°39′30″S145°34′01″E / 16.6583°S 145.5669°E Coordinates: 16°39′30″S145°34′01″E / 16.6583°S 145.5669°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 50 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.70/km2 (1.81/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4877 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 71.7 km2 (27.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Wangetti is a coastal town and a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]
The Captain Cook Highway runs through the locality from south to north mostly hugging the coastline. [4]
The land is mostly undeveloped and, apart from a small area of freehold land around the town of Wangetii, the vast majority of the locality is part of the Macalister Range National Park. [4] There is no public access to the national park because it is an important cassowary habitat and part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. [5] [6]
The Southedge-Wangetti Road, also known as Quaid Road is a road that was completed by the government in 1989 with no public access linking Wangetti to Southedge.
In the 2016 census, Wangetti had a population of 50 people. [1]
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a zoo and farm featuring crocodiles and other Australian animals. They were the first place in Australian to breed crocodiles. [7]
Cape York Girl Academy is a private secondary (7-12) boarding school for young Indigenous mothers at 4099 Captain Cook Highway ( 16°39′17″S145°33′51″E / 16.6546°S 145.5643°E ). [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). [9] Teenage pregnancies often cause a young Indigenous women to drop out of education, so the school was established with the specific aim to enable young Indigenous mothers to complete their education while raising their babies in a supportive environment. [10]
Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway, approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) south of Cairns by road and 210 kilometres (130 mi) north of Townsville. At the 2016 census, the population was 2,390.
Daintree is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Daintree had a population of 129 people.
Port Douglas is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, approximately 70 km (40 mi) north of Cairns. In the 2016 census, Port Douglas had a population of 3,504 people. The town's population can often double, however, with the influx of tourists during the peak tourism season from May to September. The town is named in honour of a former Premier of Queensland, John Douglas. Port Douglas developed quickly based on the mining industry. Other parts of the area were established with timber cutting occurring in the area surrounding the Daintree River and with settlement starting to occur on lots around the Mossman River by 1880.
Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Herberton had a population of 855 people.
Cape Tribulation is a headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas in northern Queensland, Australia.. In the 2016 census, Cape Tribulation had a population of 118 people.
Mossman is a town and a locality in Far North Queensland, Australia, on the Mossman River. It is within the local government area of Shire of Douglas. In the 2016 census, Mossman had a population of 1,937 people.
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional centre of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shire of Douglas. However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was separated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a local government authority.
Wonga Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The town of Wonga is within the locality. In the 2016 census, Wonga Beach had a population of 975 people.
The Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is managed as a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government Act 2004.
South Johnstone is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, South Johnstone had a population of 413 people.
Bloomfield is a town in the Shire of Cook and a coastal locality which is split between the Shire of Cook and the Shire of Douglas in Queensland, Australia. The neighbourhood of Ayton is within the locality. In the 2016 census, Bloomfield had a population of 204 people.
Murray Upper is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Mowbray is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mowbray had a population of 321 people.
Craiglie is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Craiglie had a population of 954 people.
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a 10-hectare (25-acre) wildlife sanctuary and ecotourism park located between Cairns and Port Douglas at Wangetti in Far North Queensland, Australia. It adjoins the world heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland rainforest through which visitors can take guided or self-guided walks.
Whyanbeel is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Whyanbeel had a population of 160 people.
Killaloe is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Killaloe had a population of 116 people.
Macalister Range National Park is a protected area of Queensland in Australia. It is within the locality of Wangetti in the Shire of Douglas and within the Macalister Range locality in the Cairns Region and forms part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
Macalister Range is a coastal locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Maclister Range had no population.
Diwan is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Diwan had a population of 153 people.
