Cooya Beach, Queensland

Cooya Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Cooya Beach had a population of 546 people.[1]

Cooya Beach
Queensland
Cooya Beach
Coordinates16.4483°S 145.4072°E / -16.4483; 145.4072
Population546 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density59.3/km2 (153.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4873
Area9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Cooya Beach:
Newell Newell Coral Sea
Bonnie Doon Cooya Beach Coral Sea
Bonnie Doon Bonnie Doon Coral Sea

Geography

The locality is low-lying, with housing along most of the coastal strip. Apart from that, the land is mostly undeveloped. The locality includes part of an unnamed island at the mouth of the Mossman River.[4]

History

The town was named on 1 November 1963.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooya Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cooya Beach – town in Shire of Douglas (entry 8350)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "Cooya Beach – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48588)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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