Basilisk is a rural

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in the

Cassowary Coast Region The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail, ...

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, Australia. In the , Basilisk had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The locality is almost entirely composed of the Basilisk Range which rises from land close to sea level at the east to a series of unnamed peaks of from 200 to 400 metres. The central and southern area of the locality forms the Basilisk Range National Park. While the northern part of the locality is freehold land, it is mostly undeveloped. The land use in the west of the locality is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The name ''Basilisk'' was the original name of the nearby town South Johnstone until 1954. The name comes from the HMS Basilisk which, under the command of Captain

John Moresby Rear Admiral John Moresby (15 March 1830 – 12 July 1922) was a British naval officer who explored the coast of New Guinea and was the first European to discover the site of Port Moresby. Life and career Moresby was born in Allerford, Somerset ...

, undertook hydrographic surveys off the coast in the early 1870s. The neighbouring locality of Moresby was named after the captain, while the nearby

Mourilyan Harbour Mourilyan Harbour is a coastal suburbs and localities (Australia), locality and harbour within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mourilyan Harbour had a population of 142 people. Geography The locality of Mourilyan H ...

and related places are named after the ship's first lieutenant, Thomas Longley Mourilyan.

Demographics

In the , Basilisk had "no people or a very low population". In the , Basilisk had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Basilisk. The nearest government primary schools are South Johnstone State School in South Johnstone to the north, Mourilyan State School in

Mourilyan Mourilyan is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was established around the Mourilyan sugar mill which provided much of the employment in the area until it was destroyed ...

to the north-east, and Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Innisfail State College Innisfail State College is a government secondary school and technical college in Innisfail Estate, a suburb of Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a combined secondary school and TAFE facility which opened in 2010 ...

Innisfail Estate Innisfail Estate is a semi-rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,454 people. Geography Innisfail Estate is bounded by the Johnst ...

to the north. There are also non-government schools in South Johnstone and Innisfail's surburbs.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland