Cooya Beach, Queensland

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Cooya Beach
Queensland
Cooya Beach is located in Queensland
Cooya Beach
Cooya Beach
Coordinates16°26′54″S 145°24′26″E / 16.4483°S 145.4072°E / -16.4483; 145.4072 (Cooya Beach (town centre))
Population523 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density59.4/km2 (153.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4873
Area8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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
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Cooya Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 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]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 546 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cooya Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mossman State School and Mossman State High School respectively, both in Mossman to the south-west.[4]

Amenities

There is a boat ramp on Bouganvillea Street into the Mossman River (16°26′29″S 145°24′21″E / 16.4414°S 145.4059°E / -16.4414; 145.4059 (Cooya Beach, Bouganvillea street boat ramp)). It is managed by the Douglas Shire Council.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cooya Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooya Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.