The Tully River forms the southern boundary of the locality; the river enters the Coral Sea at neighbouring Tully Heads. The central and southern parts of the locality is freehold farming land, predominantly growing sugarcane; there is a cane tramway to deliver the sugarcane to the Tully Sugar Mill at Tully. The northern part of the locality contains the Hull River National Park, taking its name from the Hull River which flows through the northern part of the locality and then enters the Coral Sea at neighbouring Hull Heads.[3]
History
Lower Tully State School opened on 15 February 1932.[4]
In the 2016 census, Lower Tully had a population of 79 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Lower Tully had a population of 88 people.[1]
Education
Lower Tully State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Collins Road (17°59′43″S146°00′02″E / 17.9952°S 146.0005°E / -17.9952; 146.0005 (Lower Tully State School)).[10][11] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 57 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 56 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[13]
There are no secondary schools in Lower Tully. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north-west.[3]
^"CATHOLIC CHURCH". Cairns Post. No. 10, 407. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1935. p. 5. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
Jones, Dorothy (1982). The Lower Tully State School golden jubilee : a history of the Lower Tully State School and district. Lower Tully State School Jubilee Publications Committee. ISBN978-0-9593379-0-7.