Mount Molloy, Queensland
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National Hotel, Mount Molloy, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Mount Molloy | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 16°40′27″S 145°19′50″E / 16.6743°S 145.3305°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 252.9 km2 (97.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 266 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.0518/km2 (2.724/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Molloy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It is a historic mining and timber town, 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of Cairns. The dominant industry in the area is cattle grazing; the town itself consists of a few shops and an old hotel. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Molloy had a population of 266 people.