County of Cardwell, Queensland


The County of Cardwell is a county in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, between Cairns and Townsville. It was named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897. Its name likely honours Edward Cardwell, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1864–1866 and later served as a reformist Secretary of State for War.

Parishes

Cardwell is divided into parishes, as listed below:
ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
AlcockCassowary Coast
ArmstrongTablelands
AshtonHinchinbrook
BanktonCassowary Coast
BerwickHinchinbrook
BlencoeTablelandsKirrama
CoolgarraTablelands
CordeliaHinchinbrookIngham, Halifax, Lucinda
DunkalliCassowary CoastDunk Island
EllerbeckCassowary CoastCardwell
GarrawaltHinchinbrookAbergowrie
GlenboraCassowary Coast
GoshenTablelands
HecateCassowary Coast
HerbertonTablelandsHerberton
IsmailiaTablelands
KirramaCassowary Coast
LannercostHinchinbrookLong Pocket
LeachHinchinbrook
LeefeCassowary Coast
MarathonHinchinbrookMacknade
MeungaCassowary CoastKennedy
MillstreamTablelands
MorecambeTablelands
MullaburraTablelandsMount Garnet
NiagaraTablelands
OngeraTablelands
PalmHinchinbrookPalm Island
PittCassowary Coast
RamlehTablelands
RavenshoeTablelandsRavenshoe, Tumoulin
RockinghamCassowary CoastTully
Silver ValleyCharters Towers
StoneHinchinbrookUpper Stone
StralochCassowary Coast
TimsahTablelands
TirrabellaTablelands
TrebonneHinchinbrookIngham, Trebonne, Toobanna
TysonCassowary CoastEuramo
WaterviewHinchinbrookPaluma, Bambaroo
WoodleighTablelands
WoomundaTablelandsInnot Hot Springs
YourkaTablelands