Forty Mile Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°59′07″S 144°44′12″E / 17.9852°S 144.7366°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 18 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0197/km2 (0.0511/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4872 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 912.9 km2 (352.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Forty Mile is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.[1]
The Lynd River rises in the locality and forms part of the north-west boundary. Two tributaries of the Tate River, the Sandy Tate River and the Rocky Tate River, also rise here. The Forty Mile Scrub National Park is in the south-east corner of the locality.[3]
Ootann Road crosses the northern end from west to east. [4]
In the 2016 census, Forty Mile had a population of 20 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.[1]