Arriga, Queensland

Arriga is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Arriga had a population of 1,079 people.[1]

Arriga
Queensland
Tableland Sugar Mill, 2016
Arriga
Coordinates17.0805°S 145.3161°E / -17.0805; 145.3161 (Arriga (centre of locality))
Population1,079 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.246/km2 (13.586/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4880
Area205.7 km2 (79.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Arriga:
Thornborough Glen Russell Paddys Green
Mutchilba Arriga Chewko
Mutchilba Tolga Walkamin

Geography

The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre is in Chettle Road (17.113°S 145.364°E / -17.113; 145.364 (Lotus Glen Correctional Centre)).[3][4]

The Tableland Sugar Mill is located in Arriga (17.1197°S 145.3453°E / -17.1197; 145.3453 (Tableland Sugar Mill)).

The Mount Emerald Wind Farm (17.182°S 145.381°E / -17.182; 145.381 (Mount Emerald Wind Farm)) on the Great Dividing Range is in the south of the locality.[5]

History

The Tableland Sugar Mill started operation on 28 June 1998. It was the first new sugar mill in Queensland for 75 years and the most technologically advanced making extensive use of automation and being environmentally-friendly.[6]

The Mount Emerald Wind Farm (17.182°S 145.381°E / -17.182; 145.381 (Mount Emerald Wind Farm)) on the Great Dividing Range is in the south of the locality.[5]

In the 2011 census, Arriga had a population of 702 people.[7]

In the 2016 census, Arriga had a population of 1,079 people.[1]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arriga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Arriga – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Lotus Glen Correctional Centre". Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "Visitor Information" (PDF). Department of Justice and the Attorney General. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "Mount Emerald Newsletter 3" (PDF). RATCH Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  6. "Tableland Mill". MSF Sugar. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Arriga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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