Upper Daintree, Queensland
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 Spotted Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna guttata) in Upper Daintree, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Upper Daintree | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 16°12′59″S 145°18′17″E / 16.2163°S 145.3047°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 21 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.827/km2 (2.14/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4873 | ||||||||||||
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Upper Daintree is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Daintree had a population of 21 people.[1]
As the name suggests, the locality of Upper Daintree is upstream on the Daintree River from the town and locality of Daintree.[3] The river enters the locality from the north-west (Dagmar / Noah) and then flows south-east, exiting the locality to the south (Daintree / Forest Creek).[4]
Allanton is a pocket (surrounded by the Daintree River) on 3 sides in the south-east corner of the locality (16°14′35″S 145°18′42″E / 16.2431°S 145.3116°E).[5][4]
Upper Daintree Road enters the locality from the south (Stewart Creek Valley) and closely follows the course of the river on the southern/western side but does not reach the northern extent of the locality. It is the only road through the locality.[6]
