Laguna Quays, Queensland

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Laguna Quays
Queensland
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Laguna Quays
Coordinates 20°37′21″S148°39′57″E / 20.6225°S 148.6658°E / -20.6225; 148.6658 (Laguna Quays (centre of locality))
Population89 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.30/km2 (11.14/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4800
Area20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Whitsunday
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Laguna Quays:
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Coral Sea
Bloomsbury Laguna Quays Midge Point
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Midge Point

Laguna Quays is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Laguna Quays had a population of 89 people. [1]

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Geography

The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Covering Beach is on the north-east coast ( 20°35′50″S148°40′24″E / 20.5973°S 148.6734°E / -20.5973; 148.6734 (Covering Beach) ). [3] [4]

The northern part of the locality is used for the Laguna Quays Resort, some housing and the currently-closed Turtle Point Golf Course. [5] Grazing is the predominant land use in the north-west and south-west of the locality. The rest of the locality is undeveloped land. [6]

History

In 1992, the Laguna Quays resort opened as a luxury resort. It had cost $250 million. A 70-berth marina opened in 1993. However, in 1995, the resort went bankrupt owing around $200 million. [7] By 2009, the Mackay Regional Council was owed over $2 million for rates. It auctioned parts of the precinct to attempt to recover the money. [7] In 2013, Fullshare Holdings Group bought the resort announcing in 2015 they would refurbish and upgrade the facilities and dredge the marina. [7]

The locality of Laguna Quays was officially named and bounded in September 1999. [2]

On 27 July 2022, a 2-to-2.5-metre (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft 2 in) long crocodile was trapped and relocated after it was seen in a pond on the Turtle Bay golf course. Although the area is within the normal habitat range for crocodiles, its size and its proximity to people warranted its removal, noting that golf course ponds are attractive to crocodiles as a place of refuge, a source of food, and freshwater. [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Laguna Quays had a population of 68 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Laguna Quays had a population of 89 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Laguna Quays. The nearest government primary school is Bloomsbury State School in neighbouring Bloomsbury to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine to the north. [10]

Amenities

Laguna Quays Marina is a 9.3-hectare (23-acre) marina ( 20°36′17″S148°40′52″E / 20.6046°S 148.6811°E / -20.6046; 148.6811 (Laguna Quays Marina) ). [11] There is a boat ramp ( 20°36′13″S148°40′47″E / 20.6036°S 148.6797°E / -20.6036; 148.6797 (Laguna quays boat ramp) ) at the marina. [12]

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References

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