Jardine River is a coastal locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Shire of Torres in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Jardine River had a population of 0 people.[1]

Jardine River Queensland
Jardine River
Coordinates	11.3208°S 142.7358°E / -11.3208; 142.7358
Population	0 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.00000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4874
Area	3,955.5 km2 (1,527.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Cook Shire of Torres
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Jardine River: Umagico Somerset Coral Sea Injinoo Jardine River Coral Sea Mapoon Shelburne Shelburne

Geography

Most of the locality is within protected areas apart from small areas in the north and east of the locality.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the river Jardine River which was originally called Deception River but was renamed by Governor of Queensland George Ferguson Bowen after Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine. In 1864-1865 the Jardines overlanded stock from Rockhampton to Somerset on the Cape York Peninsula.[3]

In the 2016 census, Jardine River had no population.[1]

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