Cooya Beach, Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
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Cooya Beach (Kuku-Yalanji: Kuyu Kuyu)[2] is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.[1]
Cooya Beach
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| Coordinates: 16.4483°S 145.4072°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 523 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 59.4/km2 (153.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4873 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality is low-lying, with housing along most of the coastal strip. Apart from that, the land is mostly undeveloped. The locality includes part of an unnamed island at the mouth of the Mossman River.[5]
History
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 546 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Cooya Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mossman State School and Mossman State High School respectively, both in Mossman to the south-west.[5]
Amenities
There is a boat ramp on Bouganvillea Street into the Mossman River (16.4414°S 145.4059°E). It is managed by the Douglas Shire Council.[8]
