Finlayvale, Queensland
Finlayvale is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the, Finlayvale had a population of 33 people.
Geography
The land in most of the locality is low-lying about or less, but on the western edge of the locality, the land begins to rise sharply towards the ridge of the Great Dividing Range with the south-west of the locality reaching. The locality is bounded by the Mossman River to the south and east.Finlayvale Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-west. The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Mossman Central Mill.
History
The locality was named after the Finlayvale sugar plantation established by pioneers Denis and Teresa O'Brien. Teresa's maiden name was Finlay.Demographics
In the, Finlayvale had a population of 32 people.In the, Finlayvale had a population of 33 people.