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Cape Gloucester
Queensland
Cape Gloucester; Queensland
	Gloucester Passage, 2022
	Cape Gloucester
Coordinates	20°09′44″S 148°31′43″E / 20.1622°S 148.5286°E
Population	85 (2021 census)
• Density	0.3725/km2 (0.965/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	40.2 km (25 mi) N of Proserpine ; 165 km (103 mi) NNW of Mackay ; 270 km (168 mi) SE of Townsville ; 1,141 km (709 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
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Cape Gloucester is a coastal rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Cape Gloucester had a population of 85 people.^[1]

Geography

Two parts of the Dryander National Park are in the east and south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[3] There are houses dotted along the coastline and along Hydeaway Bay Road (mostly on rural residential blocks).^[3]

Coastal features

The locality has the following coastal features, clockwise:^[4]

Edgecumbe Bay (20°06′49″S 148°23′25″E / 20.1137°S 148.3902°E / -20.1137; 148.3902 (Edgecumbe Bay))^[5]
Sinclair Bay (also known as Sinclaire Bay) (20°06′49″S 148°27′16″E / 20.1136°S 148.4544°E / -20.1136; 148.4544 (Sinclair Bay)).^[5]
Cape Gloucester (20°03′38″S 148°27′12″E / 20.0606°S 148.4533°E / -20.0606; 148.4533 (Cape Gloucester))^[4]^[6]
Gloucester Passage (20°03′26″S 148°27′42″E / 20.0573°S 148.4617°E / -20.0573; 148.4617 (Gloucester Passage))^[7]
Shoal Bay (20°04′39″S 148°29′10″E / 20.0775°S 148.4862°E / -20.0775; 148.4862 (Shoal Bay))^[5]
George Point (20°04′04″S 148°33′45″E / 20.0678°S 148.5626°E / -20.0678; 148.5626 (George Point))^[4]^[8]
Double Bay (20°11′27″S 148°36′42″E / 20.1908°S 148.6116°E / -20.1908; 148.6116 (Double Bay))^[5]

Mountains

The locality has the following mountains:

Ben Lomond (Sugar Loaf) (20°09′24″S 148°26′54″E / 20.1568°S 148.4484°E / -20.1568; 148.4484 (Ben Lomond (Sugar Loaf))) 429 metres (1,407 ft)^[4]^[9]
Cork Hills (20°11′34″S 148°29′52″E / 20.1928°S 148.4978°E / -20.1928; 148.4978 (Cork Hills)) 165 metres (541 ft)^[4]^[10]

History

The locality is named after the cape, which was in turn named after William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour.^[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cape Gloucester had a population of 62 people.^[12]

In the 2021 census, Cape Gloucester had a population of 85 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cape Gloucester. The nearest government primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School, also in Proserpine.^[3]