Starcke, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Starcke
State:qld
Coordinates:-14.5772°N 144.7716°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4895
Area:6247.3
Dist1:156
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Cooktown
Dist2:482
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:2135
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Cook
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Coral Sea
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Lizard
Near-Se:Hope Vale
Near-S:Cooktown
Near-Sw:Lakefield
Near-W:Lakefield
Near-Nw:Lakefield
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10

Starcke is a coastal locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Starcke had "no people or a very low population".

It is in the Australian Eastern Standard time zone.[2]

Geography

Large areas of Starcke are protected areas being within the Cape Melville National Park, Muundhi National Park,[3] Biniirr National Park,[4] Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan National Park,[5] and Daarrba National Park.[6]

History

The locality was named after the Starcke cattle property.[1]

Demographics

In the, Starcke had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Starcke had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Starcke. The nearest primary school is the Hopevale Campus of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy in neighbouring Hope Vale to the south-east. Given the size of Starcke, this school might be too distant to attend. There are no secondary schools nearby Starcke. Distance education and boarding school are other options.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Starcke. Queensland - Australias.guide. en-AU. 2019-02-02. 2 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212157/https://www.australias.guide/qld/location/starcke/. live.
  3. Web site: Native wildlife of Muundhi (Jack River) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land). 2020-07-31. Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. en-AU.
  4. Web site: Biniirr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) — facts and maps. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920211442/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-biniirr-cypal/. 20 September 2020. 2020-07-31. Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. en-AU.
  5. Web site: Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) — facts and maps. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920205325/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-juunju-daarrba-nhirrpan-cypal/. 20 September 2020. 2020-07-31. Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. en-AU.
  6. Web site: Introduced wildlife of Daarrba National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land). 2020-07-31. Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. en-AU.