| Cow Bay Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Jindalba Boardwalk, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
  Cow Bay | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°13′19″S145°25′58″E / 16.2219°S 145.4327°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 220 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4873 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 29.3 km2 (11.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Cow Bay is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Cow Bay had a population of 220 people. [3]
Hutchinson Creek forms most of the northern boundary. The waters of the Coral Sea form the north-eastern boundary and most of the eastern. [4]
Cape Tribulation Road enters the locality from the south (Kimberley) and exits to the north (Diwan). [5]
There are many sections of the Daintree National Park within the locality, particularly in the north-east, south and west of the locality. [5]
Bailey Point is a headline half-way along the Cow Bay coastline ( 16°13′00″S145°28′00″E / 16.2166°S 145.4666°E ). It was named by Commander John Lort Stokes of HMS Beagle on 30 July 1841, but the origin of the name is unknown. [6]
Offshore from the southern part of the locality's coastal is the waterbody Cow Bay, part of the Coral Sea ( 16°14′00″S145°28′24″E / 16.2333°S 145.4733°E ) from which the locality presumably takes its name. Although the bay was not officially named until 1984, the name was in common use locally for many years, referring to the many dugongs (also known as sea cows) in the waters of the bay. [7]
Alexandra Bay is offshore from the locality's northern coast ( 16°11′23″S145°26′45″E / 16.1896°S 145.4459°E ). [8]
Just inland from Bailey Point is Bailey Hill ( 16°12′53″S145°27′44″E / 16.2148°S 145.4623°E ) at 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level, [9] while Flat Peak is in the south of the locality ( 16°14′38″S145°25′06″E / 16.2438°S 145.4183°E ) at 443 metres (1,453 ft). [10] [5]
Daintree Airstrip is at 1506 Cape Tribulation Road in the flatter northern part of the locality ( 16°13′04″S145°25′33″E / 16.2177°S 145.4259°E ). [11]
The area was named Cow Bay on 17 March 1984, becoming an official locality on 8 September 2000. [2]
In the 2016 census, Cow Bay had a population of 202 people. [12]
In the 2021 census, Cow Bay had a population of 220 people. [3]
There are no schools in Cow Bay. The nearest government primary school is Alexandra Bay State School in neighbouring Diwan to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south. [5]
The Daintree Discovery Centre is on Cape Tribulation Road ( 16°14′13″S145°25′31″E / 16.23705°S 145.42537°E ). [13] Jindalba Boardwalk is nearby on Tulip Oak Road ( 16°14′23″S145°26′04″E / 16.2397°S 145.4344°E ). [14] [15]
A number of walking tracks commence at the Daintree Airstrip. [16]
The Daintree National Park is located in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,757 km (1,092 mi) northwest of Brisbane and 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Cairns. It was founded in 1981 and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. In 1988, it became a World Heritage Site. The park consists of two sections—Mossman Gorge and Cape Tribulation, with a settled agricultural area between them which includes the towns of Mossman and Daintree Village.
Daintree is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Daintree had a population of 129 people.
Cape Tribulation is a headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas in northern Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cape Tribulation had a population of 118 people.
Mossman is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Douglas Shire Council In the 2016 census, the locality of Mossman had a population of 1,937 people.
The Shire of Cook is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.
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The Bloomfield River is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia, noted for its Bloomfield River cod fish species, found only in the river.
The Daintree River Ferry is a cable ferry across the Daintree River between the localities of Forest Creek and Lower Daintree in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The ferry is situated some 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Port Douglas, and gives access to the northern section of the Daintree National Park and to Cape Tribulation. The ferry provides the only sealed road access to this area.
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Whyanbeel is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Whyanbeel had a population of 160 people.
Rocky Point is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Rocky Point had a population of 129 people.
Newell is a coastal town and rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. It is a sugarcane growing district.
Diwan is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Diwan had a population of 169 people.
Lower Daintree is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Lower Daintree had a population of 83 people.
Kimberley is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kimberley had a population of 28 people.
Forest Creek is a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Forest Creek had a population of 136 people.
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