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Coconuts, Queensland

Coconuts
Queensland
Coconuts is located in Queensland
Coconuts
Coconuts
Coordinates17°30′12″S 146°03′49″E / 17.5033°S 146.0636°E / -17.5033; 146.0636 (Coconuts (centre of locality))
Population216 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density102.9/km2 (266/sq mi)
Established1984
Postcode(s)4860
Area2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Coconuts:
Jubilee Heights Wanjuru Flying Fish Point
Eaton Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Innisfail Estate Coquette Point Coral Sea

Coconuts is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Coconuts had a population of 216 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Johnstone River and to the south-east by the Coral Sea.[3]

Coconut Point is a headland at the northern mouth of the river into the sea (17°30′28″S 146°03′52″E / 17.5077°S 146.0644°E / -17.5077; 146.0644 (Coconut Point)) and presumably the origin of the locality name.[4]

History

The locality was officially named on 17 March 1984.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Coconuts had a population of 224 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Coconuts had a population of 216 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Coconuts. The nearest government primary school is Flying Fish Point State School in neighbouring Flying Fish Point to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in neighbouring Innisfail Estate to the south-east.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coconuts (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Coconuts – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45682)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Coconuts, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Coconut Point – point in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 7656)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coconuts (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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