Wrotham, Queensland
Wrotham is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the, Wrotham had a population of 27 people.
Geography
The Mitchell River forms the northern boundary. The Walsh River flows through from the south to the north-west corner, where it joins the Mitchell.The Burke Developmental Road enters the locality from the west and exits to the east.
The locality's boundaries are also the boundaries of the Wrotham Park Station, a cattle station owned by Consolidated Pastoral Company, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
In 1874, Alexander Charles Grant was involved in establishing Wrotham Park pastoral station on the Mitchell River in 1874. The meat was sold on the Normanby and Palmer goldfields. However, unable to establish a wholesale distrubution arrangement and having contracted malaria, he sold his share of Wrotham Park in 1878.Demographics
In the, Wrotham had "no people or a very low population".In the, Wrotham had a population of 27 people.