Desailly, Queensland

Desailly is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Desailly had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

Desailly Queensland
Desailly
Coordinates	16.4266°S 144.8972°E / -16.4266; 144.8972 (Desailly (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	1,130.7 km2 (436.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt Kennedy
Suburbs around Desailly: Lakeland Lakeland Lakeland Hurricane Desailly Mount Carbine Hurricane Hurricane Mount Carbine

Geography

Desailly has the following mountains in the east of the locality:

• Mount Desailly (16.4370°S 144.9104°E / -16.4370; 144.9104 (Mount Desailly)) 893 metres (2,930 ft)^[3][4]
• Mount Elephant (16.4483°S 144.9347°E / -16.4483; 144.9347 (Mount Elephant)) 1,046 metres (3,432 ft)^[3][5]

The Mulligan Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Mount Carbine) and exits to the north (Lakeland).^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Desailly had "no people or a very low population".^[7]

In the 2021 census, Desailly had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

Economy

Spring Hill Outstation is a homestead (16.3994°S 144.7694°E / -16.3994; 144.7694 (Spring Hill Outstation (homestead))).^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Desailly (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Desailly – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48604)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. "Mount Desailly – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 9788)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Mount Elephant – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 11458)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Desailly (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.