Walter Lever Estate is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Walter Lever Estate had a population of 44 people.
Geography Liverpool Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality. The name might refer to the sailing ship Liverpool, which took part in the discovery of the wreck of the schooner Riser in August 1878, on King Reefs.
Mount Warrubullen is on the northern boundary of the locality with Basilisk (), rising to above sea level.
Walter Lever Estate Road enters the locality from the south-west (Japoonvale) and exits to the east (No 5 Branch).
The land use is predominantly crop growing (mostly sugarcane) with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill.
History The locality takes its name from the real estate subdivision in 1914. Called the Walter Lever Estate, it consisted of of dense tropical jungle divided into individual farm lots of . Walter Lever was an early landholder in the Liverpool Creek area.
Local lobbying for a school began in 1932. Lever Estate State School opened on 2 November 1936. It closed on 15 March 1964. It reopened circa January 1965 and then closed finally on 26 May 1967. It was at 410 Walter Lever Estate Road ().
Demographics In the , Walter Lever Estate had a population of 49 people.
In the , Walter Lever Estate had a population of 44 people.
Education There are no schools in Walter Lever Estate. The nearest government primary school is Silkwood State School in neighbouring Silkwood to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south. There are also Catholic primary schools in Silkwood and Tully.
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