Babinda, Queensland
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Babinda is a small town 60 km south of Cairns, Queensland
. It is located in the Cairns Region.
The town is noted for its proximity to two of Queensland's highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere
and Mount Bellenden Ker
.
Babinda and Tully
annually compete for the Golden Gumboot
, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual rainfall of over 4200 millimetres each year.
counted 1,167 persons in Babinda on census night. Of these, 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.
The majority of residents (79.7%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Italy
(2.7%) and New Zealand
(2.0%).
The age distribution of Babinda residents is skewed slightly higher than the greater Australian population. 70.1% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 29.9% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
are popular tourist attractions. A picnic area is located nearby, beside Babinda Creek.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It is located in the Cairns Region.
The town is noted for its proximity to two of Queensland's highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere
Mount Bartle Frere
Mount Bartle Frere is the highest mountain in Queensland at an elevation of 1622 metres. The mountain was named after Sir Henry Bartle Frere, a British colonial administrator and then president of the Royal Geographical Society by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in 1873. Bartle Frere was British...
and Mount Bellenden Ker
Mount Bellenden Ker
Mount Bellenden Ker is the second highest mountain in Queensland, Australia. It is named after the botanist John Bellenden Ker Gawler. Located 60 km south of Cairns near Babinda, it is adjacent to Mount Bartle Frere, the state's highest peak, part of the Bellenden Ker Range which is also...
.
Babinda and Tully
Tully, Queensland
Tully is a small town in Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately south of Cairns by road and north of Townsville. At the 2006 census, Tully had a population of 2,457....
annually compete for the Golden Gumboot
Golden Gumboot
The Golden Gumboot is a competition between the Far North Queensland towns of Tully, Innisfail, and Babinda in Australia for the wettest town of Australia. These towns exist in the Wet Tropics and on land that was previously covered by rainforest. These areas experience some of the highest level...
, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual rainfall of over 4200 millimetres each year.
Demographics
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
counted 1,167 persons in Babinda on census night. Of these, 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.
The majority of residents (79.7%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(2.7%) and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(2.0%).
The age distribution of Babinda residents is skewed slightly higher than the greater Australian population. 70.1% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 29.9% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Schools
Babinda is served by Babinda State School, on Boulders Road, and St Rita's School, on Church Street.Attractions
The Boulders and Devil's PoolDevil's Pool, Australia
Devil's Pool near Babinda in Far North Queensland is known in Aboriginal legend as a cursed place. The dangers are held to be geographical, but local tribespeople and Babinda locals generally believe and recount the legend of an Aboriginal woman's curse on the waterhole.In 2005, the Australia TV...
are popular tourist attractions. A picnic area is located nearby, beside Babinda Creek.