Basilisk, Queensland facts for kids

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Basilisk Location in Queensland
Population	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Basilisk: Mena Creek Boogan Camp Creek Germantown Moresby Bombeeta Basilisk Warrubullen Japoonvale Walter Lever Estate No 5 Branch Warrubullen Bombeeta

Basilisk is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Basilisk had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The locality is almost entirely composed of the Basilisk Range which rises from land close to sea level at the east to a series of unnamed peaks of from 200 to 400 metres. The central and southern area of the locality forms the Basilisk Range National Park. While the northern part of the locality is freehold land, it has not generally been cleared. There are only a few small pockets of land at the foot of the range used for farming.

History

The name Basilisk was the original name of the nearby town South Johnstone until 1954.

Demographics

In the 2016 census Basilisk had "no people or a very low population".

In the 2021 census, Basilisk had "no people or a very low population".