Little Mulgrave, Queensland

Suburb of Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia

17°08′10″S 145°42′55″E / 17.1361°S 145.7152°E / -17.1361; 145.7152Population249 (2016 census)^[1] • Density12.64/km² (32.74/sq mi)Postcode(s)4865Area19.7 km² (7.6 sq mi)LGA(s)Cairns RegionState electorate(s)MulgraveFederal division(s)Kennedy

Suburbs around Little Mulgrave:
Lamb Range	Lamb Range	Lamb Range
Lamb Range	Little Mulgrave	Gordonvale
Lamb Range	Goldsborough	Goldsborough

Little Mulgrave is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Little Mulgrave had a population of 249 people.^[1]

Geography

The western part of the locality is the valley of the Little Mulgrave River and the eastern part of the locality is the valley of the Mulgrave River. The Gillies Range Road runs through the locality connecting Gordonvale and the lower localities in the Cairns Region with the Atherton Tableland. The developed areas are mainly around the rivers as the ground rises sharply into the Great Dividing Range. The developed land is used for farming, both cropping (including sugarcane) and grazing. There is a cane tramway through the locality to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill.^[3] The Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway operated from 1897 to 1911, when it was integrated into the Queensland Rail.

History

Little Mulgrave State School No 356 opened on 26-July-26 and closed on 21-February-64.^[4]

In the 2016 census, Little Mulgrave had a population of 249 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Little Mulgrave (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Little Mulgrave – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48732)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0