Kennedy is a coastal
locality
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in the
Cassowary Coast Region
The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Kennedy had a population of 161 people.
Geography
Kennedy is on the coast with the
Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary. The
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...
passes through the locality from south to north. The
North Coast railway line also passes through the locality from south to north, just to the west of the highway. The locality is served by the
Kennedy railway station.
The eastern and coastal part of the locality is within the
Girramay National Park. Areas in the west of the locality are part of the
Cardwell State Forest. The remaining land is predominantly freeland used for farming. The eastern part of the locality and the farmland is mostly at sea level but rises to 500 metres above sea level in the north-west of the locality in the foothills of nearby
Mount Carruchan.
History
The locality was named after the Kennedy railway station,
which was originally the Mulgan railway station until it was renamed in 20 February 1926 after the explorer
Edmund Kennedy
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy J. P. (5 September 1818 – December 1848) was an explorer in Australia in the mid nineteenth century. He was the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, working with Sir Thomas Mitchell. Kennedy explored the interio ...
.
Kennedy Creek Provisional School opened on 14 March 1927, becoming Kennedy Creek State School on 1 November 1944. It was renamed Kennedy State School on 19 February 1945.
In the
2006 census
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
, Kennedy had a population of 312 people.
Education
Kennedy State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 161 Kennedy Creek Road ().
In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).
References
{{Cassowary Coast Region
Cassowary Coast Region
Coastline of Queensland
Localities in Queensland