Mount Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Mulgrave had a population of 11 people.[1]
| Mount Mulgrave Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Mulgrave | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°17′23″S 143°53′32″E / 16.2897°S 143.8922°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0078/km2 (0.0203/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,403.4 km2 (541.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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History
editYalanji (also known as Kuku Yalanji, Kuku Yalaja, Kuku Yelandji, and Gugu Yalanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland. The traditional language region is Mossman River in the south to the Annan River in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east and extending inland to west of Mount Mulgrave. This includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Douglas, the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal and the towns and localities of Cooktown, Mossman, Daintree, Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal. It includes the head of the Palmer River, the Bloomfield River, China Camp, Maytown, and Palmerville.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Mount Mulgrave had "no people or a very low population".[4]
In the 2021 census, Mount Mulgrave had a population of 11 people.[1]
Geography
editThe Mitchell River forms the southern boundary.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Mulgrave (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Mulgrave – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48787)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Yalanji". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mulgrave (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mount Mulgrave, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
