Red River, Queensland

Red River
Red River
Suburb
	Red River
	Coordinates: 17°26′03″S 143°18′29″E / 17.4341°S 143.3080°E / -17.4341; 143.3080 (Red River(centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Shire of Mareeba;
Government
• State electorate	Cook;
• Federal division	Kennedy;
Area
• Total	2,537.3 km2 (979.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0.00000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4871
	Suburbs around Red River

Suburb of Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia

Suburb in Queensland, Australia

Red River is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.^[4] In the 2021 census, Red River had "no people or a very low population".^[3]

Geography

Red River (the watercourse) rises in the locality and flows to the north-west.^[5]

In the 2016 census, Red River had "no people or a very low population".^[6]

In the 2021 census, Red River had "no people or a very low population".^[3]

There are no schools in Red River, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.^[7]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Red River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Red River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Red River (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Red River – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48851)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^ "Red River, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Red River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2025.