Upper Daintree, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Upper Daintree
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Dendrocygna guttata, Upper Daintree, Queensland, Australia 1.jpg
| caption = Spotted Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna guttata) in Upper Daintree, 2016
| coordinates = {{coord|-16.2163|145.3047|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Upper Daintree (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 21
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4873
| area = 25.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 10.1
| dir1 = NNW
| location1 = Daintree
| dist2 = 45.5
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Mossman
| dist3 = 121
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Cairns
| dist4 = 1813
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Douglas
| stategov = Cook
| fedgov = Leichhardt
| near-n = Noah
| near-ne = Noah
| near-e = Forest Creek
| near-se = Daintree
| near-s = Stewart Creek Valley
| near-sw = Dagmar
| near-w = Dagmar
| near-nw = Dagmar
}}
Upper Daintree is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48913|Upper Daintree|locality in Shire of Douglas|access-date=24 May 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Upper Daintree had a population of 21 people.
Geography
As the name suggests, the locality of Upper Daintree is upstream on the Daintree River from the town and locality of Daintree.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }} 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).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Allanton is a pocket (surrounded by the Daintree River) on 3 sides in the south-east corner of the locality ({{coord|-16.2431|145.3116|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Allanton}}).{{cite QPN|352|Allanton|locality unbounded in Shire of Douglas|access-date=20 May 2024}}
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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Upper Daintree had a population of 9 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32935|name=Upper Daintree (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Upper Daintree had a population of 21 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32904|name=Upper Daintree (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Upper Daintree. The nearest government primary school is Daintree State School in Daintree to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south, but it would be too distant for students in some parts of Upper Daintree with the alternatives being distance education and boarding school.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
References
{{commons category|Upper Daintree, Queensland}}
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{{Shire of Douglas}}