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Forty Mile, Queensland

Coordinates: 17°59′07″S 144°44′12″E / 17.9852°S 144.7366°E / -17.9852; 144.7366
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Forty Mile
Queensland
Forty Mile is located in Queensland
Forty Mile
Forty Mile
Coordinates17°59′07″S 144°44′12″E / 17.9852°S 144.7366°E / -17.9852; 144.7366
Population18 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0197/km2 (0.0511/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4872
Area912.9 km2 (352.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Forty Mile:
Barwidgi Munderra Gunnawarra
Springfield Forty Mile Gunnawarra
Mount Surprise Mount Surprise Minnamoolka

Forty Mile is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.[1]

Geography

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The Lynd River rises in the locality and forms part of the north-west boundary. Two tributaries of the Tate River, the Sandy Tate River and the Rocky Tate River, also rise here. The Forty Mile Scrub National Park is in the south-east corner of the locality.[3]

Ootann Road crosses the northern end from west to east. [4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Forty Mile had a population of 20 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forty Mile (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Forty Mile – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Forty Mile, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ Forty Mile, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forty Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata