Arriga, Queensland

Arriga
Queensland

Tableland Sugar Mill, 2016
Arriga
Coordinates 17°04′40″S 145°18′57″E / 17.07778°S 145.31583°E / -17.07778; 145.31583Coordinates: 17°04′40″S 145°18′57″E / 17.07778°S 145.31583°E / -17.07778; 145.31583
Postcode(s) 4880
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Arriga:
Thornborough Glen Russell Paddys Green
Mutchilba Arriga Chewko
Mutchilba Tolga Walkamin

Arriga is a locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2011 census, Arriga had a population of 702 people.[2]

Economy

The Tableland Sugar Mill is located in Arriga (17°07′11″S 145°20′43″E / 17.1197°S 145.3453°E / -17.1197; 145.3453 (Tableland Sugar Mill)). Built in 1997-1998, it was the first new sugar mill in Queensland for 75 years and the most technologically advanced making extensive use of automation and being environmentally-friendly. It started operation on 28 June 1998.[3]

References

  1. "Arriga (entry 48500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Arriga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "Tableland Mill". MSF Sugar. 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links

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