Wonga Beach, Queensland

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Wonga Beach
Queensland
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Wonga Beach
Coordinates 16°20′02″S145°24′58″E / 16.3338°S 145.4161°E / -16.3338; 145.4161 (Wonga Beach (centre of locality))
Population1,042 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density48.69/km2 (126.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4873
Area21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Wonga Beach:
Whyanbeel Lower Daintree Lower Daintree
Bamboo Wonga Beach Coral Sea
Bamboo Rocky Point Coral Sea

Wonga Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. [2] The town of Wonga is within the locality. [3] In the 2021 census, Wonga Beach had a population of 1,042 people. [1]

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Geography

Wonga Beach is a beachside locality situated between the small residential towns of Rocky Point (sometimes referred to as Dayman Point) and the Daintree township. It is approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the town of Mossman. In 1985 a large volcanic eruption beneath the Coral Sea released thousands of Pumice stones to the ocean surface which were then blown along north Queensland's shore by the trade winds. [4]

History

Rocky Point State School opened on 23 February 1939, [5] about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the current school at Rocky Point. In 1999, the school was relocated to Wonga Beach and renamed Wonga Beach State School. [6] [7] Most of the Rocky Point school buildings were sold for housing, but one was relocated to Wonga Beach.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Wonga Beach had a population of 746 people. [8]

In the 2016 census, Wonga Beach had a population of 975 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Wonga Beach had a population of 1,042 people. [1]

Fauna

Birdwatchers visit Wonga Beach to see three uncommon bird species: Gould's bronze cuckoo, double-eyed fig-parrot and the beach stone-curlew. The last species is easily confused with the ubiquitous bush stone-curlew noted for its wailing calls at night. [10]

Services

A service station is the only fuel outlet in the Daintree Valley and opens early (5:30am) and closes at 8:30pm. In addition to automotive fuels, the service station incorporates a small convenience store with an ATM.

Education

Wonga Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 48-74 Snapper Island Drive ( 16°20′31″S145°24′46″E / 16.3419°S 145.4129°E / -16.3419; 145.4129 (Wonga Beach State School) ). [11] [12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 90 students with 10 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [13]

The school is known as a SunSmart school (an initiative of The Cancer Council Australia), enforcing strict rules on UV-protection. The school has a large area of swampland, the maintenance of which has been made a school project, with an 'eco-maze' currently being developed in the site.

School buses run twice daily from New Wonga to Old Wonga, then on to Mossman. These buses are not available to the public.

There are no secondary schools in Wonga Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south-west. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wonga Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Wonga Beach – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 49615)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Wonga – population centre in Douglas Shire (entry 37911)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ↑ 101 things to do in daintree, http://daintree.info/101thingstodoindaintree.htm Archived 3 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "History". Wonga Beach State School. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wonga Beach (Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 July 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wonga Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ 100 things to do in Daintree
  11. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Wonga Beach State School". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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