- Source: Degarra, Queensland
Degarra is a rural coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Degarra had a population of 80 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north by the Bloomfield River.
There are a number of islands in the Bloomfield River. One of the named islands is Spit Island (15.9456°S 145.3369°E / -15.9456; 145.3369 (Spit Island)). It is 6.4928 hectares (16.044 acres). Scrub Island is an island in the Woobadda River, a tributary of the Bloomfield River. The island is just prior to their confluence (15.9498°S 145.3405°E / -15.9498; 145.3405 (Scrub Island)). It is 3.0387-hectare (7.509-acre) island. There are a number of other unnamed islands in the Bloomfield River.
The locality is shaped like a dumbell with two discontiguous areas of land connected by a short section of the Bloomfield River, creating a distinct east and west separation within the locality.
The land use in the west of the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some residential housing near the river. The land use in the east of the locality is relatively undeveloped with some pockets of housing along the rivers. The easternmost point of the locality is at the mouth of Bloomfield River where it flows into the Coral Sea, giving the locality a small coastal boundary.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Degarra had a population of 110 people.
In the 2021 census, Degarra had a population of 80 people.
Education
There are no schools in Degarra. The nearest government primary school is Bloomfield River State School in neighbouring Bloomfield to the north. There are no secondary schools nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Degarra, Queensland
- Cyclone Jasper
- Cape Tribulation, Queensland
- Bloomfield, Queensland
- Wujal Wujal
- Bloomfield River
- Shire of Douglas
