Paddys Green, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Paddys Green
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.9108°N 145.263°W
Pop:405
Postcode:4880
Area:217.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.3
Dir1:W
Location1:Mareeba
Dist2:42.0
Dir2:N
Location2:Atherton
Dist3:72.6
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:1753
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Mareeba
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Southedge
Near-Ne:Biboohra
Near-E:Mareeba
Near-Se:Chewko
Near-S:Arriga
Near-Sw:Arriga
Near-W:Glen Russell
Near-Nw:Mount Mulligan

Paddys Green is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Paddys Green had a population of 405 people.

Geography

Granite Creek forms the south-eastern boundary.[2]

Mareeba - Dimbulah Road (State Route 27) enters the locality from the east (Mareeba) and exits to the south-west (Arriga). It loosely follows the ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range.[3]

Hann Tableland National Park is in the north-west of the locality.[4]

Apart from the national park, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, growing tropical fruit (such as mangoes, avocados, lychees) and sugarcane, and rural residential housing.

Demographics

In the, Paddys Green had a population of 361 people.

In the, Paddys Green had a population of 405 people.

Education

There are no schools in Paddy Green. The nearest government primary schools are Mareeba State School in neighbouring Mareeba to the east and Biboohra State School in neighbouring Biboohra to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mareeba State High School in Mareeba.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 30 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 28 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations . 28 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel . 28 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments. Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. 28 September 2024. 19 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/. live.