Dingo Beach, Queensland
| Dingo Beach Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Dingo Beach, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
  Dingo Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°05′29″S 148°29′53″E / 20.09139°S 148.49806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 159 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 72.3/km2 (187/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Dingo Beach is a coastal rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dingo Beach had a population of 159 people.[1]
Geography
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The Coral Sea forms the northern boundary of the locality.[3] Along the coast are (from west to east):
- Shoal Bay, at the north-west of the locality (20°04′39″S 148°29′10″E / 20.0775°S 148.4862°E)[4]
- Black Currant Island, a 7.2-hectare (18-acre) marine island (20°04′48″S 148°29′34″E / 20.0799°S 148.4927°E)[5][6]
- Dingo Beach (the beach) (20°05′22″S 148°29′51″E / 20.0894°S 148.4974°E)[7][8]
- Manta Ray Island, a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) marine island (20°04′43″S 148°30′45″E / 20.0787°S 148.5126°E)[5][9]
- Nelly Bay, at the north-east of the locality (20°05′27″S 148°30′48″E / 20.0909°S 148.5133°E)[4]
History
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In 1926 it was named Dingo Beach.[10] People from Proserpine and Bowen then began using the beach for recreation. The road was described as being very rough.[11] It officially became a town in 1966. It is no longer gazetted as a town.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Dingo Beach had a population of 169 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Dingo Beach had a population of 159 people.[1]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dingo Beach, Queensland.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dingo Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Dingo Beach – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46863)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Dingo Beach, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Marine islands - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Black Currant Island – island (entry 2817)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Dingo Beach – beach in the Whitsunday Region (entry 51760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Manta Ray Island – island (entry 20844)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "PROSERPINE NOTES". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. XLII, no. 938. Queensland, Australia. 16 February 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "District news". Daily Mercury. Vol. 59, no. 1139. Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dingo Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
