Tully Heads, Queensland

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Tully Heads
Queensland
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Tully Heads
Coordinates 18°01′09″S146°03′24″E / 18.0191°S 146.0566°E / -18.0191; 146.0566 Coordinates: 18°01′09″S146°03′24″E / 18.0191°S 146.0566°E / -18.0191; 146.0566
Population354 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density31.89/km2 (82.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4854
Area11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Tully Heads:
Lower Tully Hull Heads Hull Heads
Lower Tully Tully Heads Coral Sea
Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham

Tully Heads is a coastal town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, Tully Heads had a population of 354 people. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Cassowary Coast Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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History

The town and locality of Tully are named after the Tully River, which in turn was named after surveyor-general William Alcock Tully. [2]

Tully River river in Queensland, Australia

The Tully River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

William Alcock Tully Australian surveyor

William Alcock Tully was a Surveyor General of Queensland,.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tully Heads (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Tully Heads - town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 35302)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tully Heads - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45773)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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