Daradgee Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°29′15″S 146°00′23″E / 17.4875°S 146.0063°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 74 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 7.63/km2 (19.76/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4860 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Daradgee is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Daradgee had a population of 74 people.[1]
The locality is bounded in the south-east by the Johnstone River. Victory Creek flows through the locality; it is a tributary of the Johnstone River at 17°29′15″S 146°00′12″E / 17.4876°S 146.0034°E.[4] Alligator Point is a point immediately across the river from the mouth of Victory Creek where the river has a sharp bend (17°29′20″S 146°00′11″E / 17.4889°S 146.0030°E).[5][6]
The land is relatively flat and low-lying (approx 10 metres above sea level) and is used for cropping including sugarcane and bananas.[7]
The Bruce Highway runs through the south-west corner of the locality while the North Coast railway line runs from south to north through the locality. There is a cane tramway to deliver harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.[7]
The town name is a corruption of the original township name Daraji (used from 1905 to 1918) based on an Aboriginal word meaning burial ground.[2][3]
Daradgee Provisional School opened on 10 July 1911. In 1915 it became Daradgee State School. It closed on 14 December 1984.[8]
The final section of the North Coast railway line was the bridge at Daradgee across the Johnstone River. The bridge was opened on 8 December 1924, by the Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore, enabling rail travel from Cairns to Brisbane and from there to as far as Perth in Western Australia.[9][10][11] The bridge is listed on the Cassowary Coast Local Heritage Register.[12]
In the 2016 census, Daradgee had a population of 74 people.[1]
Daradgee Environmental Education Centre is a special purpose facility at McAvoy Street (17°29′12″S 146°00′19″E / 17.4866°S 146.0053°E).[13][14] It operates on the site of the former Daradgee State School using some of its buildings.[15]
There are no regular schools in Daradgee. The nearest primary schools are Goondi State School in Goondi Bend to the south and Innisfail State School in Innisfail to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the south-east. Catholic primary and secondary schools are in Innisfail.[7]