Shoal Point, Queensland

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Shoal Point
Mackay,  Queensland
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Shoal Point
Coordinates 21°01′00″S149°08′32″E / 21.0166°S 149.1422°E / -21.0166; 149.1422 (Shoal Point (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 21°01′00″S149°08′32″E / 21.0166°S 149.1422°E / -21.0166; 149.1422 (Shoal Point (centre of suburb))
Population977 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density160.2/km2 (415/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4750
Area6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Whitsunday
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Shoal Point:
Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea
Habana Shoal Point Coral Sea
Habana Bucasia Bucasia

Shoal Point is a coastal suburb in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Shoal Point had a population of 977 people. [1]

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Geography

Shoal Point is a headland at the north-east of the locality ( 21°00′03″S149°09′28″E / 21.0009°S 149.1577°E / -21.0009; 149.1577 (Shoal Point (headland)) ). [3] [4]

The waters and inlets of the Coral Sea form the eastern and northern boundaries, and most of the western. [5]

History

In the 2016 census Shoal Point had a population of 977 people. [1]

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at O'Brien Esplanade. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shoal Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Shoal Point – suburb in Mackay Region (entry 49699)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Shoal Point – point in Mackay Region (entry 30762)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Google (20 August 2021). "Shoal Point, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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