Bartle Frere, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bartle FrereQueensland |
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View across the canefields of Bartle Frere with Mount Bartle Frere in the distance, 2014
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Population | 137 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4861 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Bartle Frere is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bartle Frere had a population of 137 people.
History
The locality takes its name from Mount Bartle Frere, which in turn was named after Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the president of the Royal Geographical Society, by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple on 30 September 1873.
Education
Bartle Frere State School is a co-educational government primary school (P-6) at 29 Price Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
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