Oak Beach, Queensland

Oak Beach is a coastal town and a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Oak Beach had a population of 195 people.[1]

Oak Beach
Queensland
Oak Beach
Coordinates16.6002°S 145.5216°E / -16.6002; 145.5216
Population195 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density27.08/km2 (70.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4877
Area7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Oak Beach:
Mowbray Mowbray Coral Sea
Mowbray Oak Beach Coral Sea
Mowbray Mowbray Coral Sea

Geography

Oak Beach is bounded by the Coral Sea to east and completely surrounded by the locality of Mowbray on all its land boundaries.[4]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 8 September 2000.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oak Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Oak Beach – town in Shire of Douglas (entry 24978)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "Oak Beach – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48816)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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