Forty Mile, Queensland

Forty Mile is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.

Geography

The Great Dividing Range loosely forms most of the eastern boundary of the locality, making the locality part of the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin, specifically within the catchment of the Mitchell River.
The Lynd River rises in the locality and forms part of the north-west boundary; it is a tributary of the Mitchell River. Two tributaries of the Tate River, the Sandy Tate River and the Rocky Tate River, also rise in the locality.
The Kennedy Highway enters the locality from the east and exits to the south-east, where it becomes the Kennedy Developmental Road at the intersection with the Gulf Developmental Road. The Gulf Developmental then enters Forty Mile from the south-east and exits to the south.
Ootann Road crosses the northern part of the locality, entering from the north-east and exiting to the north-west.
Forty Mile has the following mountains :

The Forty Mile Scrub National Park is in the south-east corner of the locality, extending into neighbouring Minnammolka. Undara Volcanic National Park is in the southern tip of the locality, extending into neighbouring Mount Surprise and beyond. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the Forty Mile Scrub National Park.

In the, Forty Mile had a population of 20 people.
In the, Forty Mile had a population of 18 people.

There are no schools in Forty Mile. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Surprise State School in neighbouring Mount Surprise to the south-west and Mount Garnet State School in Mount Garnet to the north-east. However, students living near the centre of the locality might be too distant to attend either of these schools. Also, there are no secondary schools nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.