Dingo Beach, Queensland

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Dingo Beach
Queensland
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Dingo Beach
Coordinates 20°05′37″S148°29′55″E / 20.0936°S 148.4986°E / -20.0936; 148.4986 Coordinates: 20°05′37″S148°29′55″E / 20.0936°S 148.4986°E / -20.0936; 148.4986
Population169 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density76.8/km2 (199/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4800
Area2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
LGA(s) Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s) Whitsunday
Federal Division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Dingo Beach:
Hideaway Bay Coral Sea Coral Sea
Cape Gloucester Dingo Beach Coral Sea
Cape Gloucester Cape Gloucester Cape Gloucester

Dingo Beach is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Dingo Beach had a population of 169 people. [1]

There is a single pub, petrol station and convenience store which services both Dingo Beach and nearby Hydeaway Bay.

History

In 1926, the growing use of automobiles enabled people to travel more widely and resulted in the "discovery" of the beach by motorist J.M. Harkness and it was named Dingo Beach. [3] People from Proserpine and Bowen then began using the beach for recreation, although the road was described as being very rough. [4] It officially became a town in 1966 but is no longer gazetted as a town today. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dingo Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Dingo Beach – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46863)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "PROSERPINE NOTES". Townsville Daily Bulletin . XLII (938). Queensland, Australia. 16 February 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 2 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "District news". Daily Mercury . 59 (1139). Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 2 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.


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