Midgenoo, Queensland

Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.^[1]

Midgenoo Queensland
View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013
Midgenoo
Coordinates	17.8947°S 145.9605°E / -17.8947; 145.9605 (Midgenoo (town centre))
Population	76 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	10.13/km2 (26.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.9 km (4 mi) NE of Tully 47.1 km (29 mi) SSW of Innisfail 135 km (84 mi) S of Cairns 213 km (132 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,657 km (1,030 mi) NNW of Cairns
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Midgenoo: Feluga Feluga East Feluga Bulgun Midgenoo East Feluga Birkalla Birkalla Merryburn

Geography

The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.^[4]

The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town.^[4] Midgenoo railway station (17.8955°S 145.9611°E / -17.8955; 145.9611 (Midgenoo railway station)) once served the town but now is abandoned.^[5][6] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.^[4]

History

Aboriginal stockmen Digby Denham and Old Mango at Midgenoo, 1916

The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.^[2]

Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 and closed in 1933.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Midgneoo. The nearest government primary school is Feluga State School in neighbouring Feluga to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Tully.^[9]