Mowbray is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mowbray had a population of 321 people.[1]

Mowbray Queensland
Mowbray
Coordinates	16.595°S 145.4972°E / -16.595; 145.4972
Population	321 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	3.299/km2 (8.545/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4877
Area	97.3 km2 (37.6 sq mi)
Location	12.7 km (8 mi) S of Port Douglas 22.6 km (14 mi) SE of Mossman 59.3 km (37 mi) NW of Cairns 1,737 km (1,079 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Mowbray: Cassowary Craiglie Coral Sea Julatten Mowbray Oak Beach Coral Sea Mount Molloy Mona Mona Wangetti

Geography

Most of the terrain in Mowbray is mountainous with peaks such as Mount Garioch 623 metres (2,044 ft), Mount Charlie 572 metres (1,877 ft) and Harris Peak 1,068 metres (3,504 ft). Most of this mountain terrain is within a number of protected areas: Mowbray Conservation Park and Mowbray National Park to the west (covering the Great Dividing Range) and Macalister Range National Park for the hilly land in the east. Most of the unprotected land is in the north of the locality around the valleys of the Mowbray River and its tributary Spring Creek. The residential areas are in these valleys. The Captain Cook Highway passes through the locality from south to north, hugging the Coral Sea coast for much of the way. The low-lying river flats are used to grow sugarcane.[3]

Oak Beach is a small township along the coast of Mowbray which has been excised into its own locality.[3]

History

The locality of Mowbray was originally known as Mowbray River (which flows through the locality).[2][3]

Education

There are no schools in Mowbray, but the nearest primary school is in Port Douglas and the nearest secondary school is in Mossman.[4]

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