Kooringal Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°21′00″S153°25′14″E / 27.35°S 153.4205°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 43 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4025 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Redcliffe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bonner | ||||||||||||||
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Kooringal is a coastal town and locality on the south-west coast of Moreton Island within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Kooringal had a population of 43 people. [1]
Kooringal consists of a few streets of housing along the south-western tip of Moreton Island. It is connected to the other settlements on the island by two routes: [4]
Located just to the north-east of the locality is the Kooringal Airstrip (also known as Baroco) which is 500 metres (1,600 ft) long. [5] [6] A vehicular barge service operates from Amity Point to Kooringal at some times of year. Otherwise, vehicles must use the barge to Tangalooma and drive south to Kooringal. [7]
A small island (informally known as Crab Island) is to the north-west of Kooringal and the channel between them is called Days Gutter. [8]
Campbell Point is the point at the southern end of Kooringal Esplanade ( 27°21′19″S153°25′09″E / 27.3553°S 153.4191°E ). [9]
Campbell Point was named after George Peter Campbell (son of James Campbell), the Secretary of the Brisbane Tug and Steamship Company Ltd. In 1902 he acquired a lease for 66 square miles (170 km2) for most of Moreton Island, noting that the island as a whole is approximately 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi). He built a house and stock yard at this headland. In 1903 he began shipping drought-stricken cattle from western Queensland to the island to fatten them up for sale. [9] [10] [11]
In the 2016 census, Moreton Island had a population of 297 people. [12]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Kooringal had a population of 45 people. [13]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Kooringal had a population of 43 people. [1]
The Toulkerrie Oyster Farm produces fresh Moreton Bay rock oysters; it takes around three years to grow the oysters large enough for the table. The farming process is environmentally sustainable and won the 2010 National Landcare Awards for Sustainable Farm Practices. [5] [14]
Moorgumpin Park (also known as The Dal Pope Reserve) is at 45 Kooringal Esplanade ( 27°21′10″S153°25′11″E / 27.3529°S 153.4198°E ). It has public toilets. [15] [16]
Kooringal Fire Station is an operational fire station metro ( 27°20′56″S153°25′20″E / 27.3490°S 153.4221°E ). [17]
The waters in the Kooringal area are noted for their fishing. Consequently, many of the buildings in Kooringal are holiday homes and fishing clubhouses. [5]
Gheebulum Kunungai is a national park which covers 98% of Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) in Queensland, Australia, 40 km northeast of center of the Brisbane. Its eastern part of he City of Brisbane. It has three main townships, Bulwer, Cowan Cowan and Kooringal.
Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) is an island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay on the coast of South East Queensland, Australia. The Coral Sea lies on the east coast of the island. Moreton Island lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) northeast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane. 98% of the island is contained within a national park and a popular destination for day trippers, four wheel driving, camping, recreational angling and whale watching and a 75-minute ferry ride from Brisbane. It is the third largest sand island in the world. Together with Fraser Island, Moreton Island forms the largest sand structure in the world. It was the traditional country of the Ngugi before settlement.
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