Wooroonooran, Queensland
Wooroonooran is an undeveloped locality split among the Cairns Region, the Cassowary Coast Region and the Tablelands Region in Queensland, Australia. In the, Wooroonooran had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
The locality is entirely within the Wooroonooran National Park, although the national park extends beyond the boundaries of the locality. As a consequence, the land is undeveloped apart from a very limited number of walking tracks and visitor amenities. The land is extremely mountainous containing numerous peaks, including Mount Bartle Frere, and numerous waterfalls, including the Josephine Falls and Fishery Falls.The locality is very irregularly shaped and is approx 59 km from its northernmost point to its southernmost point and approx 38 km from its easternmost point to its westernmost point. Due to the vast size of this locality, it has numerous adjacent localities including Gordonvale, Aloomba, Fishery Falls, Bellenden Ker, Babinda, Mirriwinni, Bartle Frere, Woopen Creek, Ngatjan, Nerada, East Palmerston, Palmerston, Middlebrook, Mungalli, Ellinja, Millaa Millaa, Tarzali, Glen Allyn, Topaz, Butchers Creek, Gadgarra, and Goldsborough.
Mountain features
Wooroonooran has the following mountain features :- Walshs Pyramid
- Mount Toressa
- Mount Massie
- Mount Sophia
- Mount Harold
- North Peak
- Centre Peak
- Chickaboogalla
- South Peak
- Windin Gorge
- Bartle Frere
- Bartle Frere
- Bartle Frere
- Conzelmann Bluff
- Broken Nose
- Mount Clare
- Mount Fletcher
- Twin Pinnacles
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Mount Poorka
Waterfalls
Wooroonooran has the following waterfalls :- Fishery Falls
- Clamshell Falls
- Whites Falls
- Babinda Falls
- Churnano Falls
- Bobbin Bobbin Falls
- Rapid Falls
- Josephine Falls
- Guilfoyle Falls
- Camellia Falls
- Jones Falls
- Nandroya Falls
- Tchupala Falls
History
The Mamu Rainforest Tropical Skywalk was constructed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service between 2008 and 2008. The work was contracted to Hutchinson Builders Pty Ltd.Demographics
In the, Wooroonooran had "no people or a very low population".In the, Wooroonooran had "no people or a very low population".
Education
There are no schools in Wooroonooran. Due to the size of the locality, the school options in nearby localities depend on the location of the student's residence within Wooroonooran.Attractions
The Mamu Rainforest Tropical Skywalk is on the Palmerston Highway.Lookouts
There are a number of lookouts in Wooroonooran :- Coronation Lookout
- North West Peak Lookout, a challenging return-trip walk.
- North Johnstone Lookout
- Crawfords Lookout