Dedin, Queensland

Dedin
Dedin; Queensland
	Dedin
Coordinates	16°16′25″S145°10′07″E / 16.2736°S 145.1686°E Coordinates: 16°16′25″S145°10′07″E / 16.2736°S 145.1686°E
Population	0 (2016 census) [1]
• Density
Postcode(s)	4873
Area	418.4 km2 (161.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal Division(s)	Leichhardt
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Last updated October 04, 2019

Dedin is a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Dedin had a population of 0 people.^[1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

The Shire of Douglas is a local government area in Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, covers an area of 2,436.7 square kilometres (940.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1880 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Cairns to become the Cairns Region. Following a poll in 2013, the Shire of Douglas was re-established on 1 January 2014.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Geography

The location is entirely within the Daintree National Park with the exception of a small area in the north-west of the locality which is in the Mount Windsor National Park.^[3]

The Daintree rainforest is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,757 km (1,092 mi) northwest of Brisbane and 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Cairns. It was founded in 1981 and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. In 1988 it became a World Heritage Site. The park consists of two sections, with a settled agricultural area between them which includes the towns of Mossman and Daintree Village.

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dedin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Dedin - locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48600)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dedin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Dedin - locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48600)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[globe-3] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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Bamboo Bloomfield Bonnie Doon Cape Tribulation Cassowary Cooya Beach Cow Bay Craiglie Dagmar Daintree Dedin Degarra Diwan Finlayvale Forest Creek Killaloe Kimberley Low Isles Lower Daintree Miallo Mossman Mossman Gorge Mowbray Newell Noah Oak Beach Port Douglas Rocky Point Shannonvale Spurgeon Stewart Creek Valley Syndicate Thornton Beach Upper Daintree Wangetti Whyanbeel Wonga Wonga Beach
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