Wongaling Beach Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°54′52″S146°05′50″E / 17.9145°S 146.0972°E Coordinates: 17°54′52″S146°05′50″E / 17.9145°S 146.0972°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,245 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 85.3/km2 (220.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4852 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Wongaling Beach is a tropical beachside coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,245 people. [1]
The locality takes its name from the beach Wongaling Beach ( 17°54′14″S146°05′51″E / 17.9039°S 146.0974°E ) which extends the length of the locality's coastline, [4] [5] and is part of a continuous 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) sandy coastline which links the three adjacent coastal localities (from north to south): Mission Beach (sometimes called North Mission Beach), Wongaling Beach, and South Mission Beach. [6]
Most of the residential development is along the eastern coastal strip of the locality with the town centre on the coast in the south-east of the locality. The western part of the locality is undeveloped tropical forests. [6]
Dunk Island lies off the southern coast of Wongaling Beach. [6]
The suburb takes its name from its beach where the town allotments were surveyed in 1973. Wongaling is an Aboriginal word meaning pigeon . [2]
Mission Beach State School opened on 27 January 1953 in the "tropical jungle" of Mission Beach to the north. On 1 February 1993, the school re-opened at a new site in Wongaling Beach. [7] [8] [9]
Wongaling Beach Library facility was given a major refurbishment in 2002. [10]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,245 people. [1]
Despite its name, Mission Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Webb Road ( 17°54′15″S146°05′33″E / 17.9042°S 146.0925°E ). [11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 310 students with 21 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). [13]
There is no secondary school in Wongaling Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south-west. [6]
Mission Beach Police Station is at 2 Webb Street ( 17°54′17″S146°05′30″E / 17.9048°S 146.0918°E ). [14] [15] Mission Beach SES Facility is at the rear of the police station ( 17°54′18″S146°05′31″E / 17.9050°S 146.0920°E ). [15]
Mission Beach Fire Station is at 4 Webb Street ( 17°54′17″S146°05′32″E / 17.9047°S 146.0922°E ). [16] [15]
Mission Beach Ambulance Station is at 6 Webb Street ( 17°54′17″S146°05′33″E / 17.9048°S 146.0926°E ). [17] [15]
Mission Beach Community Health Centre is at 26 Wongaling Beach Road ( 17°53′45″S146°05′36″E / 17.8959°S 146.0933°E ). It operates three days a week. [18] [19] At other times, the nearest health services are in Tully. [20]
Cassowary Coast Regional Council operates Wongaling Beach Library at 2018 Tully Mission Beach Drive ( 17°53′45″S146°05′29″E / 17.8957°S 146.0913°E ). [21]
Holy Spirit Catholic Church is at 12 Webb Road ( 17°54′18″S146°05′36″E / 17.9050°S 146.0934°E ). It is within the Tully Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. [22]
Wongaling Beach contains a Woolworths supermarket, the largest supermarket within a 42 km radius. The suburb also features a town pool and skate park. A community funded 'Splash Pad' was also opened in August of 2018. [23] [ citation needed ]
Cassowary Coast Multisports Club organise an annual 5 km, 10 km and 21 km run along the beach, beginning and ending in Wongaling Beach. [24]
The Big Cassowary is one of Australia's big things. It is a statue of a cassowary on the south-east corner of Tully Mission Beach Road and Wongaling Beach Road ( 17°53′51″S146°05′30″E / 17.8975°S 146.0918°E ). [25]
Wongaling Beach has a tropical climate. The nearest Bureau station with monthly weather statistics is in South Johnstone which is located 35.4 km from Wongaling Beach.
Climate data for South Johnstone, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.2 (88.2) | 28.1 (82.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.2 (66.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 525.5 (20.69) | 570.5 (22.46) | 611.7 (24.08) | 387.9 (15.27) | 267.9 (10.55) | 156.1 (6.15) | 111.7 (4.40) | 88.4 (3.48) | 83.8 (3.30) | 98.3 (3.87) | 147.2 (5.80) | 260.8 (10.27) | 3,283.8 (129.28) |
Average precipitation days | 14.3 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 135.6 |
Source: Bureau of Meteorology [26] |
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