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Turkey Beach
Queensland
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Turkey Beach
Coordinates 24°04′57″S151°39′05″E / 24.0825°S 151.6513°E / -24.0825; 151.6513 (Turkey Beach (town centre))
Population148 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density49.3/km2 (127.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4678
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Flynn
Localities around Turkey Beach:
Rodds Bay Coral Sea Eurimbula
Rodds Bay Turkey Beach Eurimbula
Rodds Bay Rodds Bay Rodds Bay

Turkey Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people. [1]

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Geography

Turkey Beach is a coastal town that sits on a peninsula jutting into Rodds Bay ( 24°04′16″S151°38′56″E / 24.071°S 151.649°E / -24.071; 151.649 (Rodds Bay) ). [4] [5]

Turkey Beach Road connects the town to the Bruce Highway at Foreshores. [3]

History

The town was gazetted on 1 November 1968. [2] The name Turkey relates directly back to the bustard or bush turkey shot by Captain Cook's crew back in 1770 when they discovered the area aboard HMS Endeavour. [6] Nearby Turkey Station existed since at latest 1875. [7]

Turkey Beach was within the Shire of Miriam Vale until the shire was amalgamated into the Gladstone Region in 2008. [8]

Turkey Beach Cenotaph was officially unveiled in April 2012 and used later that month for its first Anzac Day memorial services. Vietnam War veteran Ron Jenson worked toward establishing the cenotaph for 12 years. [9]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 133 people. [10]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 183 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Turkey Beach. The nearest government primary school is Bororen State School in Bororen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in Miriam Vale to the south-west and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north-west. [5]

Amenities

The town of Turkey Beach has good amenities. Accommodation is available, but there is no camping in the township. Turkey Beach has good links with the towns of 1770 and Agnes Water, the tourist hubs of the Discovery Coast.[ citation needed ]

There is a boat ramp and floating walkway at Hancock Street into Rodds Harbour ( 24°04′29″S151°39′08″E / 24.0748°S 151.6523°E / -24.0748; 151.6523 (Turkey Beach, Hancock Street boat ramp) ). It is managed by the Gladstone Regional Council. [12] There is a swimming enclosure to the north of the boat ramp. [13]

Attractions

Turkey Beach Cenotaph is a war memorial on the Esplanade at the northern tip of the peninsula ( 24°04′28″S151°39′03″E / 24.07432°S 151.65096°E / -24.07432; 151.65096 (Turkey Beach Cenotaph) ). [14]

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  2. 1 2 "Turkey Beach – town in Gladstone Region (entry 35355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Turkey Beach – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 47291)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Cook, James (23 May 1770). "Cook's Journal: Daily Entries". South Seas: Voyaging and cross-cultural encounters in the Pacific (1760-1800). National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "POLICE COURT". The Capricornian . Queensland, Australia. 21 August 1875. p. 542. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2020– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Gladstone Region". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Danslo, Rebecca (26 April 2012). "Dream come true for Viet vet". Gladstone Observer . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Turkey Beach (Miriam Vale Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Turkey Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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