Atherton

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Atherton

Total population

7,348

Coordinates-17.27°, 145.48°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Atherton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Atherton had a population of 7,724 people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alexander Prokhorov

Soviet and Russian physicist (1916-2002)

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Ron Grainer

British composer (1922-1981)

Dallas Johnson

Australian rugby league footballer

Damon Kelly

Australian weightlifter

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Greg Byrnes

Australian rugby league footballer

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Jan McLucas

Australian politician

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John Peard

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Nick Slyney

Australian rugby league footballer

Rod Jensen

Australian rugby league footballer

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Rosa Lee Long

Australian politician

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Spencer Brown

Australian rugby union player, born 1921

Jim Keeffe

Australian politician

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Shirley Margaret Brifman

(1935-1972) prostitute

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John A. Moses

Australian historian

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Stephen Daley

Australian researcher, veterinarian, and cricketer

Vincent Mundraby

he was a Far North Queensland Aboriginal Australian Yidinji rights activist.

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Queensland

• Carrington
  2.7 mi away · pop. 191
• Tolga
  3 mi away · pop. 1,277
• Tinaburra
  7.1 mi away
• Weerimba
  8.4 mi away
• Eachamvale
  8.8 mi away
• Herberton
  10.1 mi away · pop. 984
• Tarzali
  13.8 mi away · pop. 431
• Millaa Millaa
  19.2 mi away · pop. 314
• Tumoulin
  20.6 mi away · pop. 135
• Gordonvale
  22.9 mi away · pop. 6,035
• Ravenshoe
  23.5 mi away · pop. 786
• Millstream
  27.1 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Common Brushtail Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

Seen 2026-09-21

Striped Possum

Dactylopsila trivirgata

Seen 2026-09-21

Spectacled Flying-fox

Pteropus conspicillatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Northern Jewelled Spider

Gasteracantha fornicata

Seen 2026-09-21

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-21

Giant Golden Orbweaver

Nephila pilipes

Seen 2026-09-21

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Lagria cyanea

Lagria cyanea

Seen 2026-09-21

Rainbow Bee-eater

Merops ornatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).