Kimberley, Queensland

The locality is bounded to the south by the Daintree River and to the south-east, east, and north-east by the Coral Sea. Much of the locality is within the Daintree National Park. Other land uses includes grazing on native vegetation and horticulture. named after the dugongs (also known as sea cows) which inhabit the bay () • Penguin Channel, probably named after which did Great Barrier Reef hydrographic surveys in the late 1800s () • Halls Point (also known as Hells Point) () • Snapper Island, a marine island () == History ==

The locality takes its name from Cape Kimberley, which in turn was named on 24 October 1873 after John Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley (Secretary of State for the Colonies) by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple. The town of Kimberley was surveyed in December 1886 and later renamed the town of Whitby, after the town in England from which James Cook set sail in . The town was abandoned in the late 1800s. It was located on the northern bank of the Daintree River (). == Demographics ==

In the , Kimberley had a population of 33 people. In the , Kimberley had a population of 28 people. == Education ==

There are no schools in Kimberley. The nearest government primary school is Alexandra Bay State School in Diwan to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Mossman. == Attractions ==

Walu Wugirriga Lookout (also known as Mount Alexandra Lookout) is on Cape Tribulation Road (). It provides views across the mouth of the Daintree River and beyond to Snapper Island and the Low Isles. == References ==