Granadilla, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Granadilla
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.8658°N 146.0255°W
Pop:101
Postcode:4855
Elevation:10-380
Area:32.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.9
Dir1:NE
Location1:Tully
Dist2:37.6
Dir2:S
Location2:Innisfail
Dist3:125
Dir3:S
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:224
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1587
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Maria Creeks
Near-Ne:Maria Creeks
Near-E:Djiru
Near-Se:Tam O'Shanter
Near-S:Mount Mackay
Near-Sw:East Feluga
Near-W:Friday Pocket
Near-Nw:El Arish

Granadilla is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Granadilla had a population of 101 people.

Geography

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

There is considerable difference in the elevation within the locality from in the ranges in the south through to 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.

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.

History

Granadilla State School opened in 1937 and closed circa 1941. It was on the southern corner of Granadilla Road and Banfield Road .[2] [3]

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

Demographics

In the, Granadilla had a population of 88 people.

In the, Granadilla had a population of 101 people.

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 17 November 2018.
  2. Web site: 1943 . Clump Point . 14 September 2023 . . Map.
  3. Web site: 1939 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m401 . 14 September 2023 . . Map.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 14 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.