Aramac, Queensland Aramac, Queensland Aramac is a small town and locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Aramac had a population of 299 people. Aramac is located north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situated on Aramac Creek, which flows into the Thomson River west of town. The predominant industry is grazing. The town water for Aramac is supplied from two bores connecting into the Great Artesian Basin. In the 1850s, pastoralist and future Premier of Queensland Robert Ramsey Mackenzie travelled through the area, which was on the traditional lands of the
Tropical North Queensland Wet Tropics. Within the tourism industry, the phrase is used to mean varying areas of the tropical region of the state, usually within Far North Queensland. Different government departments also have varying definitions for what is meant by "Tropical North Queensland" and Tropical Australia. Tropical North Queensland Tropical North Queensland is the northern part of Queensland, Australia, an area from about the city of Mackay north to the tip of Cape York. The tropical region of Queensland covers 54% of the state's area some , and includes the whole area above the latitude 23.5 degrees south, taking in an area