No. 5 Branch, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
No. 5 Branch
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.7261°N 146.0091°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4856
Area:4.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:31.4
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Tully
Dist2:34.0
Dir2:S
Location2:Innisfail
Dist3:122
Dir3:S
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:1573
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Elevation:10-90
Near-N:Warrubullen
Near-Ne:Cowley Creek
Near-E:Goolboo
Near-Se:Silkwood
Near-S:Silkwood
Near-Sw:Silkwood
Near-W:Walter Lever Estate
Near-Nw:Basilisk

No. 5 Branch is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, No. 5 Branch had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south and east by Liverpool Creek (which ultimately flows into the Coral Sea at Cowley Beach / Kurramine Beach).

Most of the locality is relative flat and low-lying, NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level, but the north-west of the locality is on the lower slopes of the Basilisk Range and rises to 90m (300feet).

The land use in the south and east of the locality is growing sugarcane and bananas. The land use in the north-western part of the locality is grazing on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the the population of the locality was 9 people.

In the, No. 5 Branch had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary school is Silkwood State School in neighbouring Silkwood to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Tully State High School in Tully to the south and Innsifail State College in Innisfail Estate in Innisfail to the north.

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.