Newell, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Newell
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.4273°N 145.4058°W
Pop:327
Postcode:4873
Area:15.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.1
Dir1:NE
Location1:Mossman
Dist2:26.7
Dir2:NW
Location2:Port Douglas
Dist3:82.3
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:1776
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Douglas
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Rocky Point
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Cooya Beach
Near-S:Bonnie Doon
Near-Sw:Mossman
Near-W:Miallo
Near-Nw:Miallo

Newell is a coastal town and rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is a sugarcane growing district.

In the, the locality of Newell had a population of 327 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Mossman Daintree Road and a cane tramway line to the Mossman Sugar Mill and to the east by the Coral Sea. It is partly bounded to the north by Coop Creek and Saltwater Creek and to the south by the Mossman River, which enters the Coral Sea at the south-eastern point of the locality. The town is spread along on the coastline with most houses only two streets from the beach. The remainder of the land, all of which is low-lying, is predominantly used for agriculture, mostly sugarcane.

History

The town is named after prominent local business man and politician John Newell.[1] [2]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Newell had a population of 336 people.

In the, the locality of Newell had a population of 327 people.

Education

There are no schools in Newell, but there are primary and secondary schools in neighbouring Mossman so the south-west.

Amenities

Despite its name, the Mossman Golf Course is located in Newell on the north-east corner of the Mossman Daintree Road and Newell Road (-16.4317°N 145.3927°W).[3]

There is a boat ramp and jetty at the southern end of Rankin Street on the north bank of Mossman River Heads (-16.4338°N 145.4042°W). It is managed by the Douglas Shire Council.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 26 November 2018.
  2. 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building points - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.