Hinchinbrook, Queensland

Last updated

Hinchinbrook
Queensland
Hinchinbrook-Island--SUHAR03k.jpg
Islands within the locality of Hinchinbrook
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Hinchinbrook
Coordinates 18°18′45″S146°13′05″E / 18.3125°S 146.2180°E / -18.3125; 146.2180
Population5 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0042/km2 (0.0108/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4849
Area1,198.0 km2 (462.6 sq mi)
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Hinchinbrook:
Kennedy
Ellerbeck 		Coral Sea Coral Sea
Cardwell
Damper Creek 		Hinchinbrook Coral Sea
Rungoo Macknade
Lucinda 		Coral Sea

Hinchinbrook is an island group locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Hinchinbrook had a population of 5 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The locality consists of a number of islands off the Queensland coast. The largest is Hinchinbrook Island while the others are very small in comparison. To the north of Hinchinbrook Island are Garden Island, Goold Island, and the Brook Islands (North Island, Tween Island, Middle Island and South Island). To the east of Hinchinbrook Island are Eva Island and Agnes Island. To the west of Hinchinbrook Island in the Hinchinbrook Channel (which separates the island from the mainland) is a group of low-lying islands called the Benjamin Flats and Haycock Island. [3]

Much of the locality is protected from development including the Hinchinbrook Island National Park (covering the whole of Hinchinbrook Island, Eva Island, Agnes Island and Haycock Island), Goold Island National Park (covering all of Goold Island) and Brook Islands National Park (including North Island, Tween Island and Middle Island, but not South Island). [3]

Hinchinbrook Island is quite mountainous with several peaks, the highest ones being Barra Castle Hill (1,910 m, 6,266 ft), Mount Bowen (1,121 m, 3,678 ft), The Thumb (981 m, 3,219 ft), Mount Diamantina (953 m, 3,127 ft) and Mount Straloch (922 m, 3,025 ft). [3]

History

The locality was named after Hinchinbrook Island, which in turn was named on 19 May 1819 by hydrographer Lieutenant Phillip Parker King on HMS Mermaid. [4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Hinchinbrook had "no people or a very low population". [5]

In the 2021 census, Hinchinbrook had a population of 5 people. [1]

Attractions

Benjamin Flats are a sheltered area good for fishing for barramundi, fingermark bream, black jewfish, and big golden grunter. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brook Islands National Park</span> Protected area in Queensland, Australia

The Brook Islands National Park is a national park in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, 1246 km northwest of Brisbane, with an area of 0.9 km2. It was established in 1994 and comprises three islands which lie off the coast 7 km north-east of Cape Richards on Hinchinbrook Island and 30 km east of the nearest mainland town of Cardwell. The fourth island of the Brooks group, South Island, is not part of the national park but is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Public access to the three islands in the national park is prohibited in order to protect breeding birds, especially the Torresian imperial-pigeon. The islands have no roads, walking tracks or other facilities. Popular activities in the waters around the islands are boating, snorkelling and fishing. The islands are managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The Park's IUCN category is II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goold Island National Park</span> Protected area in Queensland, Australia

Goold Island is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,250 km (780 mi) northwest of Brisbane. The island is close to the northern tip of Hinchinbrook Island off the coast from Cardwell in Rockingham Bay and is part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hinchinbrook Island National Park</span> Protected area in Queensland, Australia

Hinchinbrook Island National Park is Australia's largest island national park. It is situated along the Cassowary Coast Queensland, Australia. The nearest capital city is Brisbane approximately 1,240 km to the south. Lucinda is 135 km or 1.5 hours drive north of Townsville being the closest North Queensland provincial city. Cairns a Far North Queensland provincial city is two and a half to 3 hours drive north from Cardwell. The main geographical features in the park are the rugged Hinchinbrook Island, including Mount Bowen, The Thumb, Mount Diamantina and Mount Straloch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hinchinbrook Island</span> Island in Queensland, Australia

Hinchinbrook Island is an island in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, separated from the north-eastern coast of Queensland by the narrow Hinchinbrook Channel. Hinchinbrook Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and wholly protected within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, except for a small and abandoned resort. It is the largest island on the Great Barrier Reef. It is also the largest island national park in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cardwell, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Cardwell is a coastal town and rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Cardwell had a population of 1,309 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cowley Beach, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Cowley Beach is a beach, coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Cowley Beach had a population of 65 people.

Damper Creek is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Damper Creek had a population of 34 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Murray Upper, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Murray Upper is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Murray Upper had a population of 266 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ngatjan</span> Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Ngatjan is a locality split between the Cassowary Coast Region and the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ngatjan had no population. The term is derived from the ethnonym of the local Ngatjan people.

Rungoo is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rungoo had a population of 11 people.

Bilyana is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bilyana had a population of 190 people.

Tam O'Shanter is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tam O'Shanter had "no people or a very low population".

Mount Mackay is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Mackay had "no people or a very low population".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mamu, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Mamu is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mamu had a population of 0 people.Mamu’s postcode is 4871.

Gulngai is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population".

Lumholtz is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Lumholtz had a population of 0 people.

Walter Hill is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Walter Hill had a population of 0 people.

Maadi is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Maadi had a population of 49 people.

Kooroomool is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kooroomool had "no people or a very low population".

Palmerston is a rural locality split between the Tablelands Region and the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Palmerston had a population of 8 people.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hinchinbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Hinchinbrook – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45707)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hinchinbrook Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 15917)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hinchinbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Why Hinchinbrook Island is the perfect destination for barra fishing charters" . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.