| Moore Park Beach Moore Park, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Moore Park Beach | |||||||||||||||
  Moore Park Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°42′59″S152°16′30″E / 24.7163°S 152.275°E | ||||||||||||||
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| • Density | 44.92/km2 (116.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 59.0 km2 (22.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Moore Park Beach is a coastal rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] The coastal town of Moore Park is within the locality. [4]
Moore Park Beach is on the Coral Sea, 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) by road north of the city of Bundaberg. It is bordered to the north and north-west by the Kolan River, to the south by the suburbs of Moorland and Welcome Creek, and on the east by Fairymead. [5]
Fairydale is a neighbourhood within the south-east of the locality ( 24°44′55″S152°18′04″E / 24.7486°S 152.3010°E ). [6]
Moore Park Beach is a sandy beach ( 24°41′49″S152°15′06″E / 24.6969°S 152.2517°E ) which extends the entire length of the locality's coastline and beyond to Fairymead. [7] [5]
The most northern part of the locality is protected within the Mouth of Kolan River Conservation Park ( 24°40′40″S152°13′12″E / 24.6778°S 152.2199°E ). It is 784 hectares (1,940 acres). [5]
The residential land is in two areas, the coastal strip with predominantly suburban-sized house lots and an area in the west of the locality accessed via Malvern Drive featuring larger rural residential land parcels. [5]
The far south-east of the locality is undeveloped marshland. The remainder of the locality is used for farming, predominantly growing sugarcane. [5]
On 3 January 1961, the town and locality were named by Queensland Place Names Board after grazier Isaac Moore of Barambah station in the South Burnett. [3] [4]
Moore Park State School opened on 1 January 2004. It was later renamed Moore Park Beach State School. [8] [9]
In the 2001 census, the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 1,279.[ citation needed ]
In the 2006 census, the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 1,599. [10] 26 individuals (1.8%) reported aboriginal descent in the 2006 census. 15% of respondents were over 65 years of age. The commonest languages spoken at home were English (96%), German, Maltese, Dutch and Italian. 59.1% of residents reported Christianity as their religion, with Anglican 19.8%, Catholic 18.9%, Uniting Church 8.2%, Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%, and Lutheran 2.7% [10]
In the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 2,650 people, of whom 2,122 lived within the town of Moore Park. [1] [2]
Moore Park Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Murdochs Linking Road ( 24°42′35″S152°15′19″E / 24.7096°S 152.2552°E ). [11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 193 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). [13]
There is no secondary school in Moore Park Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in North Bundaberg to the south. [5]
There are a number of parks in the area:
Four-wheel driving is permitted in two sections of the beach, north of Sylvan Drive via Royal Palms Park ( 24°41′35″S152°14′48″E / 24.69308°S 152.24653°E ) and south of Lassig Street ( 24°43′04″S152°16′58″E / 24.71771°S 152.28280°E ), with access at those two locations. [15]
Moore Park Surf Lifesaving Club is at Surf Club Drive ( 24°42′54″S152°16′42″E / 24.7151°S 152.2782°E ). The volunteers patrol the beach to support safe swimming. [16]
The beach is also a nesting site for sea turtles including loggerhead sea turtles in summer months. [17]
Moore Park is served by a limited bus service operated by Stewart & Sons. [18]
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