Martyville, Queensland
Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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Martyville is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Martyville had a population of 116 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 17.615°S 146.0369°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 116 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 27.0/km2 (69.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4858 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the west (in part) by the Bruce Highway and to east (in part) by Flynn Road. Martyville Road is a curved road which begins and ends at the Bruce Highway passing through the locality. The Moresby River enters the locality from the west (Boogan) and flows east across the locality and then forms a small part of the south-east boundary of the locality before exiting to the south-east (Moresby / New Harbourline).[3]
The land is relatively flat and low-lying being approxinately 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level. The predominant land use is crop growing with both sugarcane and bananas in the northern and western parts of the locality. There is grazing on native vegetation in the west of the locality.[4][5]
Martyville Aquaculture Farm is in the south of the locality and raises saltwater barramundi. It has 16.6 hectares (41 acres) of aerated ponds and can produce 460 tonnes of fish annually.[4][6][7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Martyville had a population of 119 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Martyville had a population of 116 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Martyville. The nearest government primary school are Mourilyan State School in neighbouring Mourilyan to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north.[9]
