Wangetti, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WangettiQueensland |
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Gatz balancing rocks, Wangetti Beach, 2017
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Population | 50 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4877 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 71.7 km2 (27.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Wangetti is a coastal town and a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
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Geography
The Captain Cook Highway runs through the locality from south to north mostly hugging the coastline.
The land is mostly undeveloped and, apart from a small area of freehold land around the town of Wangetii, the vast majority of the locality is part of the Macalister Range National Park. There is no public access to the national park because it is an important cassowary habitat and part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
The Southedge-Wangetti Road, also known as Quaid Road is a road that was completed by the government in 1989 with no public access linking Wangetti to Southedge.
History
In the 2016 census, Wangetti had a population of 50 people.
Attractions
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a zoo and farm featuring crocodiles and other Australian animals. They were the first place in Australian to breed crocodiles.
Education
Cape York Girl Academy is a private secondary (7-12) boarding school for young Indigenous mothers at 4099 Captain Cook Highway (16°39′17″S 145°33′51″E / 16.6546°S 145.5643°E). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). Young Indigenous women often drop out of education as they become mothers, so the school was established with the specific aim to enable them to complete their education while raising their babies in a supportive environment.