Cape Cleveland, Queensland

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Cape Cleveland
Townsville,  Queensland
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Cape Cleveland
Coordinates 19°18′56″S147°00′35″E / 19.3155°S 147.0097°E / -19.3155; 147.0097 (Cape Cleveland (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 19°18′56″S147°00′35″E / 19.3155°S 147.0097°E / -19.3155; 147.0097 (Cape Cleveland (centre of locality))
Population155 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.6920/km2 (1.792/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4810
Area224.0 km2 (86.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Cape Cleveland:
Cleveland Bay Coral Sea Coral Sea
Stuart
Nome 		Cape Cleveland Cungulla
Mount Elliot Cromarty Giru

Cape Cleveland is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Cape Cleveland had a population of 155 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by Cleveland Bay ( 19°12′51″S146°53′59″E / 19.2142°S 146.8998°E / -19.2142; 146.8998 (Cleveland Bay) ), [3] [4] to the north by the Coral Sea, to the north-west by Bowling Green Bay ( 19°21′55″S147°15′12″E / 19.3653°S 147.2533°E / -19.3653; 147.2533 (Bowling Green Bay) ). [3] [5] [6]

Cleveland Bay has smaller side bays of:

while Bowling Green Bay has smaller side bays of:

The locality has a number of headlands, including:

The coastline of the locality has the following beaches:

The locality has a number of mountains, from north to south:

The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line form a small section of the south-west boundary with Mount Elliot. [6] The locality was once served by the now-abandoned Clevedon railway station ( 19°23′47″S147°01′19″E / 19.3964°S 147.0220°E / -19.3964; 147.0220 (Clevedon railway station) ) beside the junction of the Bruce Highway and Cape Cleveland Road. [16]

Much of the locality is within the Bowling Green Bay National Park and the Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park, which extend into the neighbouring localities of Mount Elliot, Cromarty, and Giru, and beyond. [6] Apart from these protected areas and marshland in the west of the locality, there is a small area of rural residential development centred on Riley Road, some grazing on native vegetation, and some unused marshland. Around Cape Ferguson at the end of Cape Cleveland Road is a 207.4-hectare (512-acre) land parcel which is the headquarters of the Australian Institute of Marine Science( 19°16′03″S147°03′21″E / 19.2676°S 147.0558°E / -19.2676; 147.0558 (Australian Institute of Marine Science) ), where research into tropical marine science is undertaken. [6] [17]

History

The area takes its name from the headland Cape Cleveland, named by Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific in 1770. Cook gave no reason for the name, but it is possible it was in honour of John Clevland, a former Secretary to the British Admiralty. [2] Cook's original choice of name was "Iron Head", but this was crossed and replaced in a revision of his log shortly after leaving the cape. [18]

In the 2011 census, Cape Cleveland had a population of 124 people. [19]

In the 2016 census Cape Cleveland had a population of 155 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Cape Cleveland Light keepers house and lighthouse Cape Cleveland Light keepers house.jpg
Cape Cleveland Light keepers house and lighthouse

Cape Cleveland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Cape Cleveland. The nearest government primary schools are Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the south-east and Wulguru State School in Wulguru to the west. The nearest government secondary school is William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville. [6]

Attractions

The public can book tours of the Australian Institute of Marine Science between March and October. As at 2021, the tours have been suspended due to the COVID pandemic. [21]

The Cape Cleveland Lighthouse is in private ownership, but visitors are welcome by arrangement and basic camping facilities are available. There is no road access, so the options are either a long bushwalk or by ferry or with an organised tour. [22] [23]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Cleveland (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Cape Cleveland – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44581)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cleveland Bay – bay in the City of Townsville (entry 7413)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bowling Green Bay – bay in Burdekin Shire (entry 4138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Red Rock Point – point in Townsville City (entry 28202)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cape Cleveland – cape in Townsville City (entry 7416)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Cape Woora – cape in Townsville City (entry 38113)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Cape Ferguson – cape in Townsville City (entry 12288)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 "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.
  13. ↑ "Mount Cleveland – mountain in Townsville City (entry 7417)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "The Cone – mountain in Townsville City (entry 33907)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Feltham Cone – mountain in Townsville City (entry 12264)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Visiting AIMS: Townsville". Australian Institute of Marine Science . Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. ↑ Beaglehole, J.C., ed. (1968). The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, vol. I:The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768–1771. Cambridge University Press. p. 340. OCLC   223185477.
  19. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cape Cleveland". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 February 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  20. ↑ "Cape Cleveland Lightstation (entry 601794)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Public tours of our Townsville facility". Australian Institute of Marine Science . Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "The hike out to Cape Cleveland Lighthouse". Wanderstories. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Cape Cleveland Lighthouse Tour". SeaLink Queensland . Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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