Jardine River, Queensland

Jardine River is a coastal locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Shire of Torres in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Jardine River had a population of 0 people.[1]

Jardine River
Queensland
Jardine River
Coordinates11.3208°S 142.7358°E / -11.3208; 142.7358
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.00000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4874
Area3,955.5 km2 (1,527.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Jardine River:
Umagico Somerset Coral Sea
Injinoo Jardine River Coral Sea
Mapoon Shelburne Shelburne

Geography

Most of the locality is within protected areas apart from small areas in the north and east of the locality. The south of the locality is within the Jardine River National Park. In the north of the locality is the Jardine River Resources Reserve.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the river Jardine River which was originally called Deception River but was renamed by Governor of Queensland George Ferguson Bowen after Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine. In 1864-1865 the Jardines overlanded stock from Rockhampton to Somerset on the Cape York Peninsula.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jardine River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Jardine River – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 46129)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Jardine River – locality in Shire of Torres (entry 41953)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 June 2019.


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