- Source: Jardine River, Queensland
Jardine River is a coastal locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Shire of Torres in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
Most of the locality is within protected areas apart from small areas in the north and east of the locality.
History
The locality takes its name from the river Jardine River which was originally called Deception River but was renamed by Governor of Queensland George Ferguson Bowen after Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine. In 1864-1865 the Jardines overlanded stock from Rockhampton to Somerset on the Cape York Peninsula.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population".
In the 2021 census, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population".
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar taman nasional di Australia
- Jardine River, Queensland
- Jardine River
- Jardine (disambiguation)
- Apudthama National Park
- List of rivers of Australia
- Francis Lascelles Jardine
- Somerset, Queensland
- Kendall County, Queensland
- Pormpuraaw, Queensland
- Archer River
