Mighell 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 , Mighell had a population of 363 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded by the

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

to the east and by its tributary Bamboo Creek to the west and north. 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 Natio ...

enters the locality from the east ( South Innisfail) crossing the South Johnstone River on the Centenary Bridge. Once in Mighell, the highway travels north along River Avenue, and then exits the locality to the north ( Innisfail) crossing Bamboo Creek on an unnamed bridge. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south ( Mundoo) and exits to the north-west ( Goondi Hill) crossing Bamboo Creek. There are no railway stations in the locality. The land use is predominantly growing

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of 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 stout, jointed, fib ...

and there is a network of

cane tramways The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt narrow gauge for a main line. In 2013, it claimed to be the second largest narrow gauge network in the world. The network consists of the following lines: *the N ...

to transport the harvested sugarcane to the

South Johnstone sugar mill South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

in South Johnstone to the south. There is also

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 in the north-west of the locality. The land use in the north and north-east of the locality is more suburban in character being an extension of the urban area of Innisfail to the north.

History

The locality was named after Innisfail solicitor and businessman Norman Mighell. Innisfail State High School opened on 24 January 1955 and operated until the end of 2009 at 2 Stitt Street (). In 2010, it was amalgamated with the Innisfail Inclusive Education Centre (a

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

facility) and Tropical North Queensland TAFE (Innisfail Campus) to form

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 ...

using the site of the TAFE campus at

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 ...

. Innisfail State High School's website was archived.

Demographics

In the , Mighell had a population of 380 people. In the , Mighell had a population of 363 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mighell. The nearest government primary schools are Innisfail State School in neighbouring Innisfail to the north and Mundoo State School in neighbouring Mundoo to the south. The nearest government secondary school is

to the north-east.

Amenities

The Innisfail Conservatorium of Music (also known as the Con Theatre) is a performing arts centre at 5 River Avenue (). Innisfail Cultural Complex is a community centre off River Avenue (). Innisfail Cemetery is at 8 Scullen Avenue (). It is operated by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland