East Russell is a coastal rural

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in the

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, Australia. The town of Woolanmarroo South is in the north-east of the locality. In the , East Russell had a population of 83 people.

Geography

East Russell is located on the coast, east of Babinda, slightly north of Innisfail and south of

Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...

. It contains the town of Woolanmarroo South (). The Russell River forms the western border of East Russell. In the north Russell River meets the

Mulgrave River The Mulgrave River, incorporating the East Mulgrave River and the West Mulgrave River, is a river system in Far North Queensland, Australia. The -long river flows towards the Coral Sea and is located approximately south of . Location and feat ...

at Mutchero Inlet and flow into the

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. The inlet is the northern extent of the locality. Much of the locality and almost all of the coastal area is protected within the Russell River National Park. East Russell has the following coastal features (from north to south): * Point Constantine (), where the Mutchero Inlet meets the Coral Sea * Bramston Point () The Graham Range runs north-south down the middle of the north of the locality (where the coastline forms the eastern boundary of the locality) and then becomes the eastern boundary of the locality in the south of the locality, East Russell has the following mountains: * Mount Josey in the north of the locality (), rising to above sea level * Mount Graham in the south of the locality (), The locality boundaries extend into the Coarl Sea to include

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, Normanby Island, Mabel Island, Round Island, and Russell Island. The first four of these islands and several offshore reefs belong to the Frankland Group National Park. Apart from the protected areas, the land use is a mixture of

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 and crop growing (predominantly

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). There is housing in the town of Woolanmarroo South.

History

Land in the town of Woolanmarroo South was sold in June 1937. The town's name refers to its position relative the town of Woolanmarroo which was on the northern side of the Mutchero Inlet within the present-day locality of Deeral. Although land had been offered for sale in Woolanmarro since at least 1885, that land was never developed and remained in its natural state. It is now part of the Malbon Thompson Range National Park.

Demographics

In the , East Russell had a population of 71 people. In the , East Russell had a population of 83 people.

Education

There are no schools in East Russell. The nearest government primary schools are Babinda State School in neighbouring Babinda to the west and Mirriwinni State School in neighbouring Mirriwinni to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Babinda State School (to Year 12).

References

External links

Town map of Woolanmarroo South, 1983
{{authority control Suburbs of Cairns Localities in Queensland