Bamboo, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 16°21′17″S 145°23′30″E / 16.3547°S 145.3916°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 139 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.78/km2 (17.56/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4873 | ||||||||||||
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Bamboo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bamboo had a population of 139 people.[1]
The southern boundary of the locality loosely follows Whyanbeel Creek and then Saltwater Creek, while ultimately flows into the Coral Sea at Rocky Point / Newell.[3][4][5]
The Mossman Daintree Road forms part of south-east boundary of the locality and is the only road access to the locality. Bamboo Creek Road commences at the Mossman Daintree Road and is the main road route through the locality, terminating in the centre north of the locality.[6]
The north and east of the locality are within the Daintree National Park, part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland world heritage site. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly crop growing (mostly sugarcane) with some grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing.[7]
