Coconuts, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 17°30′12″S 146°03′49″E / 17.5033°S 146.0636°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1984 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 216 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 102.9/km2 (266/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4860 | ||||||||||||
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Coconuts is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Coconuts had a population of 216 people.[1]
The locality is bounded to the south by the Johnstone River and to the south-east by the Coral Sea.[3]
Coconut Point is a headland at the northern mouth of the river into the sea (17°30′28″S 146°03′52″E / 17.5077°S 146.0644°E) and presumably the origin of the locality name.[4]
History
The locality was officially named on 17 March 1984.[2]
