Sundown 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 , Sundown had a population of 145 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north and the east by the

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

, to the south by See Poy and Frith Roads, and to the west by the North Coast railway line. The elevation ranges from above sea level. The land use is a mixture of growing sugarcane and

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housing. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.

History

In the 1880s, boats were used transfer goods from Flying Fish Point on the coast along the

to Innisfail and beyond. Melanesian men worked on these boats and Sundown is the area where they were at the end of their working day, which gave the locality its name.

Demographics

In the , Sundown had a population of 178 people. In the , Sundown had a population of 145 people.

Education

There are no schools in Sundown. The nearest primary schools are in Goondi, Innisfail and

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 ...

. The nearest secondary school is in Innisfail Estate.

References

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