Desailly is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the , Desailly had "no people or a very low population".
Geography Desailly has the following mountains in the east of the locality: Mount Desailly () Mount Elephant () The Mulligan Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Mount Carbine) and exits to the north (Lakeland).
The Mitchell River forms part of the locality's south-eastern boundary. The locality is with the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin, specifically within the catchment of the Mitchell River.
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History In 2019, the Desailly Renewal Energy Park was proposed as a large solar and wind farm to be established in Desailly and neighbouring Mount Carbine. Concerns were raised about tree felling and risks to biodiversity.
Demographics In the , Desailly had "no people or a very low population".
In the , Desailly had "no people or a very low population".
Economy Most of the localiy is within the Curraghmore & Spring Hill pastoral station.
Education There are no schools in Desailly. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Molloy State School in Mount Molloy to the south-east which serves the eastern part of the locality and Lakeland State School in neighbouring Lakeland to the north which serves the north-western part of the locality. However, the south-west of the locality is too distant for either of these schools. Also, there are no secondary schools serving the locality. Distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.
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