Upper Daintree is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Upper Daintree had a population of 21 people.

Geography

As the name suggests, the locality of Upper Daintree is upstream on the

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from the town and locality of Daintree. The river enters the locality from the north-west ( Dagmar /

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) and then flows south-east, exiting the locality to the south ( Daintree / Forest Creek). Allanton is a pocket (surrounded by the Daintree River) on 3 sides in the south-east corner of the locality (). Upper Daintree Road enters the locality from the south ( Stewart Creek Valley) and closely follows the course of the river on the southern/western side but does not reach the northern extent of the locality. It is the only road through the locality. The land use is

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on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Upper Daintree had a population of 9 people. In the , Upper Daintree had a population of 21 people.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Daintree. The nearest government primary school is Daintree State School in Daintree to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south, but it would be too distant for students in some parts of Upper Daintree with the alternatives being

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and boarding school.

References

{{Shire of Douglas Shire of Douglas Localities in Queensland