Barron Gorge, Queensland - Wikipedia
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| Barron Gorge Queensland | |||||||||||
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 Barron Gorge, 2017 | |||||||||||
Barron Gorge | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°52′54″S 145°39′52″E / 16.8816°S 145.6644°E | ||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||
| Area | 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||
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Barron Gorge is a rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Barron Gorge had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Springs is a neighbourhood in the narrow centre part of the locality (16°52′00″S 145°40′00″E / 16.8666°S 145.6666°E).[3]
Almost the entire area of the locality is undeveloped land within the Barron Gorge National Park which also extends into a number of neighbouring localities. The land rises from approximately 10 metres above sea level to the east of the locality up to a number of named peaks, including:[4]
- Red Peak, 590 metres (1,940 ft) above sea level in the north of the locality (16°51′02″S 145°40′20″E / 16.8505°S 145.6722°E).[5]
- North Peak, 730 metres (2,400 ft) in the middle of the locality (16°53′39″S 145°40′25″E / 16.8941°S 145.6736°E)[6]
- Mount Williams, also known as Tokim Peak, 1,010 metres (3,310 ft) in the south of the locality (16°54′48″S 145°39′48″E / 16.9133°S 145.6633°E)[7]
- Red Bluff, a cliff (16°52′00″S 145°40′00″E / 16.8666°S 145.6666°E)[8]
The name of the locality derives from the gorge created by the Barron River through the Macalister Range and the Lamb Range.[9][10]
The Cairns-to-Kuranda railway line provides the north-western boundary of the locality and also part of the south-eastern locality. The railway line is used by the Kuranda Scenic Railway tourist service which includes stops at scenic lookouts.[10] There were two railway stations on this line within the locality:
- Springs railway station, now abandoned (16°52′10″S 145°39′54″E / 16.8695°S 145.6650°E).[11]
- Stoney Creek railway station (16°52′48″S 145°39′12″E / 16.8801°S 145.6533°E),[11] situated where the railway line crosses Stoney Creek (16°51′54″S 145°40′04″E / 16.8651°S 145.6677°E), a tributary of the Barron River[12]
There is only one road through the locality, the Barron Gorge Road, which starts in Carvonica and Kamerunga and provides access to the Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station.[10]
In the 2016 census Barron Gorge had "no people or a very low population".[13]
In the 2021 census, Barron Gorge had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway passes through the locality with Red Peak Station (16°50′57″S 145°40′10″E / 16.8493°S 145.6695°E),[14][15] a stopping point within the locality which features guided boardwalk tours through ancient tropical rainforests, featuring a 400-year-old Kauri pine tree. There is no entry to the cableway from the locality; its terminals are in Smithfield and Kuranda.[16]
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