Lamb Range
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Lamb Range
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Lake Morris Road - panoramio.jpg
| caption = Waterfall near Copperlode Falls Dam, 2008
| coordinates = {{coord|-17.0477|145.6886|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 0
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4870
| area = 229.5
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| lga = Cairns Region
| stategov = Mulgrave
| stategov2 = Cairns
| fedgov = Kennedy
| fedgov2 = Leichhardt
| near-n = Barron Gorge
Redlynch
Kanimbla
| near-ne = Mooroobool
Earlville
Bayview Heights
| near-e = Mount Sheridan
Bentley Park
Edmonton
Mount Peter
| near-se = Gordonvale
Little Mulgrave
| near-s = Gadgarra
Goldsborough
| near-sw = Danbulla
| near-w = Mareeba
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Lamb Range is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48724|Lamb Range|locality in Cairns Region|accessdate=29 December 2017}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Lamb Range had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
The locality takes its name from the mountain range Lamb Range.{{Cite QPN|18847|Lamb Range|range in the Tablelands Region|accessdate=18 March 2018}}
The locality that lies to the west of most of the southern suburbs of Cairns. It is undeveloped mountainous land rising from the coastal plains (elevation of less than 50 metres above sea level) up through the Great Dividing Range (with elevations up to 1200 metres) towards the Atherton Tableland. The land use is entirely committed to national parks and reserves. Dinden National Park and Lake Morris Reserve are in the north of the locality with Little Mulgrave National Park in the south. A small area in the west is in the Danbulla National Park.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=18 March 2018}}
There is only one road through the locality. The Gillies Range Road (also known as the Gillies Highway) passes through the south of the locality connecting Gordonvale in the Cairns Region with Atherton in the Tablelands Region. Lake Morris Road commences in Kanimbla and passes through Mooroobool and then travels through Lamb Range to Lake Morris but does not extend beyond the dam.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Lamb Range had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31642|name=Lamb Range (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Lamb Range had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31627|name=Lamb Range (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Attractions
File:Gillies Lookout - panoramio.jpg
The Gillies Range Road is a {{Convert|19|km|}} long road which ranges from an elevation of 20 metres to 820 metres. The road is winding with 263 corners and has a number of lookouts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.athertontablelands.com.au/getting-here/from-cairns/|title=Atherton Tablelands: From Cairns|website=Tropical Tablelands Tourism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318211635/http://www.athertontablelands.com.au/getting-here/from-cairns/|archive-date=18 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=19 March 2018}}
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References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Lamb Range, Queensland}}{{Cairns Region}}