Degarra

About Degarra

Degarra is a small remote coastal locality in the Douglas Shire of Far North Queensland, situated along the southern bank of the Bloomfield River where it meets the Coral Sea, approximately 80 kilometres north of Mossman and around 130 kilometres north of Cairns. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 80 residents, making it one of the more isolated and sparsely settled communities in tropical Queensland. The locality is bounded to the north by the Bloomfield River, with the eastern tip providing a short stretch of Coral Sea coastline.

Land use in Degarra is primarily grazing on native vegetation in the western portions, with residential dwellings concentrated near the river in the east, set amid lush tropical rainforest typical of the Wet Tropics. Access to the community is via the Cape Tribulation–Bloomfield Road (the Bloomfield Track), a partly unsealed route that can become impassable after heavy wet-season rains; a resupply ferry and bus service also operates across the Bloomfield River. The nearest school is Bloomfield River State School in neighbouring Bloomfield, while Mossman and Cairns provide the closest substantial shopping and health services. Degarra's isolation and spectacular tropical setting make it a place apart, attracting those drawn to an off-the-grid lifestyle on the edge of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

Degarra falls under postcode 4895 and is governed by the local council Council (LGA). For state elections, residents vote in the Cook electorate.

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• Bloomfield, QLD 4895
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