Degarra, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Degarra
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.0277°N 145.2469°W
Pop:80
Postcode:4895
Area:6.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.4
Dir1:S
Location1:Bloomfield
Dist2:92.3
Dir2:N
Location2:Mossman
Dist3:168
Dir3:N
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:2022
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Douglas
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Bloomfield
Near-Ne:Cape Tribulation
Near-E:Bloomfield
Near-Se:Bloomfield
Near-S:Bloomfield
Near-Sw:Wujal Wujal
Near-W:Wujal Wujal
Near-Nw:Bloomfield

Degarra is a rural coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Degarra had a population of 80 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Bloomfield River.[2]

There are a number of islands in the Bloomfield River. One of the named islands is Spit Island (-15.9456°N 145.3369°W). It is 6.4928ha.[3] Scrub Island is an island in the Woobadda River, a tributary of the Bloomfield River. The island is just prior to their confluence (-15.9498°N 145.3405°W).[4] It is 3.0387ha island.[5] [6] There are a number of other unnamed islands in the Bloomfield River.

The locality is shaped like a dumbell with two discontiguous areas of land connected by a short section of the Bloomfield River, creating a distinct east and west separation within the locality.

The land use in the west of the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some residential housing near the river. The land use in the east of the locality is relatively undeveloped with some pockets of housing along the rivers. The easternmost point of the locality is at the mouth of Bloomfield River where it flows into the Coral Sea, giving the locality a small coastal boundary.[7]

Demographics

In the, Degarra had a population of 110 people.

In the, Degarra had a population of 80 people.

Education

There are no schools in Degarra. The nearest government primary school is Bloomfield River State School in neighbouring Bloomfield to the north. There are no secondary schools nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 24 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. 20 May 2024.
  4. 20 May 2024.
  5. Web site: 12 November 2020. Waterbody islands - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125064657/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/55596ae2-66bb-4d3d-b05d-e15cdc143caf. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  6. 25 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .