Upper Daradgee is a rural

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in the Cassowary Coast Region,

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, Australia. In the , Upper Daradgee had a population of 101 people.

Geography

Upper Daradgee is bounded by the

Johnstone River The Johnstone River, comprising the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River, is a river system located in Far North and North Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river system rise in the Atherton Tablelands. The north ...

to the north-east, east and south-east. The land rises from being almost at sea level at the river to up to in the north-west of the locality, which is within the foothills of the Francis Range. The land use depends largely on the elevation within the locality. In the lower areas closer to the river, the land is used for cropping, mostly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

and bananas. In the higher areas the land is used for

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation.

History

Daradgee Upper State School opened on 6 February 1931 and closed in 1968. It was at approx 273 Upper Darradgee Road (). In the , Upper Daradgee had a population of 101 people.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Daradgee. The nearest primary school is Goondi State School in Goondi Bend. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate. There are Catholic primary and secondary schools in Innisfail.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland