Upper Daintree, Queensland

Upper Daintree is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, 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 Daintree River from the town and locality of Daintree. The river enters the locality from the north-west and then flows south-east, exiting the locality to the south.
Allanton is a pocket on 3 sides in the south-east corner of the locality.
Upper Daintree Road enters the locality from the south 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 grazing on native vegetation.

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

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 distance education and boarding school.