Forrest Beach, Queensland

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Forrest Beach
Queensland
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Forrest Beach
Coordinates 18°43′04″S146°17′07″E / 18.7177°S 146.2852°E / -18.7177; 146.2852
Population1,254 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density18.633/km2 (48.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4850
Area67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Forrest Beach:
Braemeadows Braemeadows Taylors Beach
Blackrock Forrest Beach Coral Sea
Orient Orient Coral Sea

Forrest Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,254 people. [1]

Contents

Allingham is the coastal town within the locality. [3]

Lady Elliot Reef lies close to the coast, about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Forrest Beach. [4]

Geography

Forrest Beach is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east with long sandy beaches; it is sheltered water due to the Orpheus and Palm island group. It is bounded along the south-west by Palm Creek and contains the Palm Creek Conservation Park. There is farming in the western part of the locality. The residential development is mostly beside the northern beaches. There is a small residential area beside the southern beaches known as Cassady Beach ( 18°43′48″S146°17′37″E / 18.73000°S 146.29361°E / -18.73000; 146.29361 (Cassady Beach) ) which is named after Francis Andrew O'Connor Cassady who was chairman of the Shire of Hinchinbrook. [5]

Lady Elliot Reef

Lady Elliot Reef is a coral reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, [6] named after the Lady Elliot , said to be wrecked at this spot in 1816. [7]

History

The name Forrest Beach derives from George Brownrigg Forrest, who was the manager of the Victoria Mill (a sugar mill) near Ingham, while Christopher Allingham was one of the first European pastoral settlers in the district, taking up the pastoral run Muralambeen. [8]

Allingham was surveyed as a town in 1925. [3]

The Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1927 but closed in 1956. The Hinchinbrook Shire Council initiated a meeting which caused the club to reopen in 1958-9. [9]

Allingham Post Office opened on 1 March 1967. [10]

Forrest Beach State School opened on 29 January 1980. [11]

Forrest Beach War Memorial was dedicated in 2006. It commemorates Australian servicemen and women who served in all wars and conflicts. It is located at the north-east corner of the intersection of Palm Street and Pine Street ( 18°42′47″S146°17′52″E / 18.713140°S 146.297743°E / -18.713140; 146.297743 (Forrest Beach War Memorial) ). [12]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,233 people. [13]

In the 2016 census, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,254 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Forrest Beach has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Forrest Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Pandanus Street ( 18°42′41″S146°17′39″E / 18.7114°S 146.2943°E / -18.7114; 146.2943 (Forrest Beach State School) ). [15] [16] In 2012, the school had an enrolment of 51 students. [17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 38 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [18]

Ingham State High School is the nearest government secondary school. Gilroy Santa Maria College is a Catholic school for boys and girls in Ingham. St Teresa's College in Abergowrie is a secondary Catholic boys school but it is further north.

Amenities

There is a one-lane boat ramp into the Coral Sea at Sheoak Street. [19]

The Forrest Beach branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Kenmore Library at 6 Palm Street. [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forrest Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Forrest Beach – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 48287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Allingham – town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 405)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lady Elliot Reef". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Globe". Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Heenan, David (1990). The Great Barrier Reef: A Guide to the Reef, Its Islands, and Resorts. Glenmede. p. 170. ISBN   978-0-7316-5785-8 . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ↑ James, N.P.; Jones, B. (2015). Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks. Wiley Works. Wiley. p. 186. ISBN   978-1-118-65269-5 . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Allingham\Forrest Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club". Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Forrest Beach War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Forrest Beach (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 May 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "Muralambeen Homestead (entry 602362)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Forrest Beach State School" . Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Forrest Beach State School. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  19. ↑ "Boating facilities in Queensland — north Queensland" (PDF). Queensland Government. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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