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Coquette Point, Queensland

Coordinates: 17°31′51″S 146°04′17″E / 17.5308°S 146.0713°E / -17.5308; 146.0713
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Coquette Point
Queensland
Coquette Point is located in Queensland
Coquette Point
Coquette Point
Coordinates17°31′51″S 146°04′17″E / 17.5308°S 146.0713°E / -17.5308; 146.0713
Population117 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density12.72/km2 (32.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Coquette Point:
Innisfail Estate Coconuts Coral Sea
Webb Coquette Point Coral Sea
South Innisfail Mourilyan Etty Bay

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]

Geography

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Barneys Point is the most north-westerly part of the locality (17°30′38″S 146°03′39″E / 17.5106°S 146.0608°E / -17.5106; 146.0608 (Barneys Point)) where the Johnstone River turns east towards the Coral Sea.[3][4]

Demographics

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coquette Point (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Coquette Point – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45686)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Parish of Glady" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coquette Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2024.