Archer River
Queensland
Archer River, 2011
Archer River is located in Queensland
Archer River
Archer River
Coordinates13°21′10″S 142°36′24″E / 13.3527°S 142.6066°E / -13.3527; 142.6066 (Archer River (centre of locality))
Population22 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.00235/km2 (0.00607/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area9,381.3 km2 (3,622.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Cook
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Archer River:
Mission River Mission River Wenlock
Aurukun Archer River Lockhart River
Aurukun Holroyd River Coen

Archer River is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Archer River had a population of 22 people.[1]

Geography

This inland locality takes its name from the Archer River which flows from east to west across the locality towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Oyala Thumotang National Park (formerly known as Mungkan Kandju National Park and Archer Bend National Park) is in the south-west of the locality.[3]

The Peninsula Developmental Road passes through the locality in a NW-SE direction connecting Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria to Lakeland. There are two major road junctions within Archer River from the Peninsula Developmental Road. At 13°04′49″S 142°46′06″E / 13.0804°S 142.7682°E / -13.0804; 142.7682 there is a turn-off towards the north onto the Telegraph Road towards Bamaga at the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula. At 13°10′24″S 142°50′37″E / 13.1733°S 142.8435°E / -13.1733; 142.8435 there is a turn-off towards the north-east on Portland Road to the Lockhart River community on the Coral Sea coast.

History

Kaanju (also known as Kaanju and Kandju) is a language of Cape York. The Kaanju language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire Council.[4]

Linngithigh (also known as Winda Winda and Linginiti) an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Linngithigh people. The Linngithigh language region includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire Council: Western Cape York, Winda Winda Creek, Mission River, and Archer River.[5]

In the 2016 census Archer River had a population of 22 people.[1]

Amenities

The Archer River Roadhouse (13°26′16″S 142°56′30″E / 13.4379°S 142.9416°E / -13.4379; 142.9416 (Archer River Roadhouse)) is located on the Peninsula Developmental Road immediately south of the Archer River. It provides accommodation, laundry, meals, fuel, minor motor vehicle repairs, and internet access.[6]

Heritage listings

Archer River has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Archer River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Archer River – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 46121)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Oyala Thumotang National Park". Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Linngithigh". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Archer River Roadhouse". Tourism Cape York. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Wenlock Goldfield (entry 601862)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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