Hervey Bay is a city in the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to the Coral Sea between the Queensland mainland and nearby Fraser Island. The local economy relies on tourism which is based primarily around whale watching in Platypus Bay to the north, ferry access to Fraser Island, accessible recreational fishing and boating and the natural north facing, calm beaches with wide undeveloped foreshore zones. In October 2019, Hervey Bay was named the First Whale Heritage Site in the world by the World Cetacean Alliance, for its commitment to and practices of sustainable whale and dolphin watching.
Tiaro is a small town and a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tiaro had a population of 758 people.
River Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, River Heads had a population of 1,539 people.
The City of Hervey Bay was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban centre of Hervey Bay as well as the northern half of Fraser Island. The City covered an area of 2,356.3 square kilometres (909.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity in various forms from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Maryborough, Shire of Woocoo and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Shire of Tiaro to form the Fraser Coast Region.
Howard is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Howard had a population of 1,359 people. It is located 284 kilometres (176 mi) north of Brisbane and 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Hervey Bay.
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough, and also contains Fraser Island. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro. In June 2018 it had a population of 105,463.
Buxton is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Buxton had a population of 430 people.
Woodgate is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. There are two towns within the locality, Woodgate Beach on the eastern coast of the locality and Walkers Point on the southern coast of locality.
Duckinwilla is a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Aldershot is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Aldershot had a population of 1,152 people.
Torbanlea is a town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Torbanlea had a population of 791 people.
Antigua is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Antigua had a population of 127 people.
Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Burrum Heads had a population of 2,067 people.
Maryborough West is a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 531.
Tuan Forest is a coastal locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tuan Forest had a population of 0 people.
Dundowran Beach is a coastal suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dundowran Beach had a population of 2,079 people.
Glenorchy is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Glenorchy had a population of 83 people.
Susan River is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Susan River had a population of 136 people.
Burrum Town is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Burrum Town had a population of 168 people.
Neerdie is a rural locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Neerdie had a population of 109 people.
