Cooya Beach, Queensland
| Cooya Beach Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cooya Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°26′54″S 145°24′26″E / 16.4483°S 145.4072°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 546 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 59.3/km2 (153.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4873 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooya Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Cooya Beach – town in Shire of Douglas (entry 8350)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Cooya Beach – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48588)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
External links
- "Cooya Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Town map of Cooya Beach, 1980
