Hull Heads, Queensland
Hull Heads Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Hull Heads | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°59′49″S 146°04′13″E / 17.9969°S 146.0702°ECoordinates: 17°59′49″S 146°04′13″E / 17.9969°S 146.0702°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 113 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 6.35/km2 (16.44/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4854 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Hull Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Hull Heads had a population of 113 people.[1]
Googarra Beach is a second town within the locality on its southern coast (18°00′26″S 146°03′30″E / 18.0072°S 146.0583°E) which failed to develop.[4]
History[]
It was originally named Googarra until renamed Hull by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1963. The town take its name from the , which in turn was named after surveyor , who worked in the area from 1870 to 1872.[2]
Googarra is believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal name Galmora, known by Europeans as Jackey Jackey who was a member of Edmund Kennedy's exploration of Cape York Peninsula; the town of Googarra Beach was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1963.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hull Heads (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Hull Heads – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 16422)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Hull Heads – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Googarra Beach – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 14238)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links[]
- Towns in Queensland
- Cassowary Coast Region
- Coastline of Queensland
- Localities in Queensland