Shelly Beach, Queensland (Townsville)
| Shelly Beach Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Shelly Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°11′11″S 146°44′13″E / 19.18639°S 146.73694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Shelly Beach is a coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[3]
Geography
As its name suggests, Shelly Beach is a coastal area with a sandy beach. It was named because it was an area used to collect shell grit.[3] Despite being a suburb, it is undeveloped land within the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park with no road access other than tracks.[4][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shelly Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shelly Beach (Townsville - Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Shelly Beach – Townsville City (entry 44640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Townsville Town Common Conservation Park map" (PDF). Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
