Granadilla, Queensland

Granadilla is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Granadilla had a population of 101 people.[4]

Granadilla
Queensland
Granadilla is located in Queensland
Granadilla
Granadilla
Coordinates17.8658°S 146.0255°E / -17.8658; 146.0255 (Granadilla (centre of locality))
Population101 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4855
Elevation10–380 m (33–1,247 ft)[2]
Area32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Granadilla:
El Arish Maria Creeks Maria Creeks
Friday Pocket Granadilla Djiru
East Feluga Mount Mackay Tam O'Shanter

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west, south-west, south, south-east and east by the Walter Hill Range.[2]

There is considerable difference in the elevation within the locality from 380 metres (1,250 ft) in the ranges in the south through to 10 metres (33 ft) in the north of the locality. Consequently, numerous creeks rise in the ranges in the south and flow through the central valley towards the north of the locality.[2]

The higher more mountainous land in the south is undeveloped. Some grazing on native vegetation occurs in the lower slopes in the south of the locality. In the low-lying north of the locality, the land use is predominantly growing sugarcane.[2]

History

Granadilla State School opened in 1937 and closed circa 1941.[5] It was on the southern corner of Granadilla Road and Banfield Road (17.8580°S 146.0285°E / -17.8580; 146.0285 (Granadilla State School (former))).[6][7][2]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 21 January 2000.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Granadilla had a population of 88 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Granadilla had a population of 101 people.[4]

Education

There are no schools in Granadilla. The nearest government primary schools are El Arish State School in El Arish to the north-west and Mission Beach State School in Wongaling Beach to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south-west.[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Granadilla (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. "Granadilla – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Granadilla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Clump Point" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m401" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Granadilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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