Walter Hill, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 17°49′54″S 145°48′46″E / 17.8316°S 145.8127°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 330.6 km2 (127.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4854 | ||||||||||||
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Walter Hill is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[4] In the 2021 census, Walter Hill had "no people or a very low population".[3]
Geography
The locality has the following mountains (from north to south):[5]
- Mount Coleridge (17°46′04″S 145°49′08″E / 17.7677°S 145.8188°E) at 858 metres (2,815 ft) above sea level[6]
- Mount Cullumbullum (17°46′47″S 145°44′11″E / 17.7796°S 145.7363°E) 980 metres (3,220 ft)[7][8]
- Mount Marquette (17°48′57″S 145°50′51″E / 17.8158°S 145.8475°E) at 1,068 metres (3,504 ft) above sea level[9]
- Mount Henry (17°49′26″S 145°49′46″E / 17.8239°S 145.8294°E) 831 metres (2,726 ft)[7][10]
- Mount Tyson (17°55′24″S 145°54′28″E / 17.9233°S 145.9078°E) 674 metres (2,211 ft)[7][11]
Bullyard Creek Falls are south-east of Mount Henry (17°49′52″S 145°50′27″E / 17.83117°S 145.84072°E).[5]
Most of the locality is within the Tully Gorge National Park, which is part of the world heritage-listed Wet Tropics of Queensland. Apart from this protected area, the remaining land use is managed resource protection (where naural resources can be harvested but only in a sustainable way).[12][13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Walter Hill had "no people or a very low population".[14]
In the 2021 census, Walter Hill had "no people or a very low population".[3]
Education
There are no schools in Walter Hill. The nearest government primary school is Feluga State School in neighbouring Feluga to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Tully.[15]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walter Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walter Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walter Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Walter Hill – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45764)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Waterfalls". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Mount Coleridge – mountain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 7713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Cullumbullum – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8966)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Marquette – mountain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 21070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Henry – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 15740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Tyson – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 39005)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Managed resource protection". Biodiversity Data Repository. Australian Government. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walter Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2025.