Ngatjan

Ngatjan is a locality split between the Cassowary Coast Region and the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Ngatjan had no population.[1] The term is derived from the ethnonym of the local Ngatjan people.

Ngatjan
Queensland
Canal Creek, flowing through Ngatjan to Waugh Pocket, 2018
Ngatjan
Coordinates17.5127°S 145.9019°E / -17.5127; 145.9019
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Ngatjan:
Woopen Creek Waugh Pocket Vasa Views
Wooroonooran Ngatjan Fitzgerald Creek
Nerada Cooroo Lands
Coorumba		 Upper Daradgee
Pin Gin Hill

Geography

The split between the local government areas approximates the drainage divide with the northern part of the locality in the Cairns Region draining into the Russell River (Suez Creek being the principal watercourse within the northern part of the locality) and with the southern part of the locality in the Cassowary Coast Region draining into the North Johnstone River (Waraker Creek being the principal watercourse within the southern part of the locality).[4][5]

The locality is mountainous terrain ranging from 20 metres above sea level (in the Suez Creek valley) through to peaks such as Mount Mirinjo (390 metres), Cooroo Peak (430 metres) and Chalmynia Mountain (400 metres).[6][7][8] The land in the locality is undeveloped and entirely contained within the Wooroonooran National Park (part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area).[4]

The only road through Ngatjan is the Cooroo Lands Road which traverses the southern part of the locality connecting the locality of Cooroo Lands (which is cut off to the south by the Johnstone River) to Upper Darradgee from where there are connections through to the Bruce Highway at Fitzgerald Creek.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ngatjan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Ngatjan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45611)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Ngatjan – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48803)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. "Waraker Creek – watercourse in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "Mount Mirinjo – mountain in the Cairns Region (entry 22263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. "Cooroo Peak – peak in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. "Chalmynia Mountain – mountain in the Cairns Region (entry 6823)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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