Whyanbeel
| Whyanbeel Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Whyanbeel Road | |||||||||||||||
  Whyanbeel | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°21′00″S 145°21′16″E / 16.35°S 145.3544°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 160 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.90/km2 (7.52/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4873 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 55.1 km2 (21.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Whyanbeel is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Whyanbeel had a population of 160 people.[1]
Geography
Most of the locality (particularly in the north) is undeveloped heavily forested mountainous land with elevations of typically 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level with the highest peak, the Pinnacle at 337 metres (1,106 ft) at 16°19′00″S 145°21′00″E / 16.3167°S 145.35°E.[3] It is within the Daintree National Park.[4]
Around the southern boundaries of the locality, the land is low-lying at approximately 20 metres (66 ft) and used for farming sugarcane and tropical fruit.[5] The southern areas are watered by Whyanbeel Creek and its tributary Chinaman Creek.[4] In the farming land there are cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Mossman Sugar Mill.[4]
History
The name Whyanbeel means canoe in an Aboriginal language (possibly Yindinyji) and was recorded on 6 December 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Whyanbeel. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Miallo. The nearest secondary school is in Mossman.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whyanbeel (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Whyanbeel – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48934)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Pinnacle – mountain in the Douglas Shire (entry 26895)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Southern Fringes". Destination Daintree. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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