Coquette Point, Queensland
Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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Coquette Point is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Coquette Point had a population of 117 people.[1]
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Coquette Point, mouth of Johnstone River, circa 1908 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 17.5308°S 146.0713°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 117 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.72/km2 (32.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4860 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Barneys Point is the most north-westerly part of the locality (17.5106°S 146.0608°E) where the Johnstone River turns east towards the Coral Sea.[3][4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Coquette Point had a population of 74 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Coquette Point had a population of 117 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Coquette Point. The nearest government primary school is Innisfail East State School in East Innisfail to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-west.[6]
