Dunk, Queensland
Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
17°59′20″S 146°09′13″E / 17.9888°S 146.1536°E / -17.9888; 146.1536Suburbs around Dunk: | ||
Wongaling Beach | Coral Sea | Coral Sea |
South Mission Beach | Dunk | Coral Sea |
Hull Heads | Coral Sea | Coral Sea |
Dunk is a locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dunk had a population of 23 people.[1]
Geography
The named islands within the locality include (from north to south):[3]
- Mound Island
- Dunk Island
- Wolngarin Island
- Thorpe Island
- Bedarra Island (Richards Island)
- Wheeler Island
- Smith Island
- Coombe Island
- Bowden Island
- Hudson Island
The locality presumably takes its name from the largest island, Dunk Island. The European names of many of the islands reflect the names of the officers on board the survey ship HMS Paluma: Lieutenant G. Richards, commander; Lieutenants Wheeler, Combe and Bowden-Smith; Dr. Thorpe, surgeon, and Mr. Hudson, engineer.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Dunk had a population of 21 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Dunk had a population of 23 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunk (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Dunk – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45668)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Venn, Linda (2002), Paluma : the first eighty years 1870s-1950s (PDF), Thuringowa City Council, ISBN 978-0-9577305-5-7, archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2019
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunk (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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Towns and localities in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland
- Bamboo Creek
- Basilisk
- Belvedere
- Bilyana
- Bingil Bay
- Birkalla
- Bombeeta
- Boogan
- Bulgun
- Camp Creek
- Cardstone
- Cardwell
- Carmoo
- Carruchan
- Coconuts
- Comoon Loop
- Cooroo Lands
- Coorumba
- Coquette Point
- Cowley
- Cowley Beach
- Cowley Creek
- Cullinane
- Currajah
- Damper Creek
- Daradgee
- Daveson
- Dingo Pocket
- Djarawong
- Djiru
- Dunk
- East Feluga
- East Innisfail
- East Palmerston
- Eaton
- El Arish
- Ellerbeck
- Etty Bay
- Eubenangee
- Euramo
- Feluga
- Fitzgerald Creek
- Flying Fish Point
- Friday Pocket
- Garners Beach
- Garradunga
- Germantown
- Googarra Beach
- Goolboo
- Goondi
- Goondi Bend
- Goondi Hill
- Granadilla
- Gulngai
- Hinchinbrook
- Hudson
- Hull Heads
- Innisfail
- Innisfail Estate
- Jaffa
- Japoon
- Japoonvale
- Jarra Creek
- Jubilee Heights
- Jumbun
- Kennedy
- Kooroomool
- Kurrimine Beach
- Lower Cowley
- Lower Tully
- Lumholtz
- Maadi
- Mamu
- Maria Creeks
- Martyville
- McCutcheon
- Mena Creek
- Merryburn
- Midgenoo
- Midgeree Bar
- Mighell
- Mission Beach
- Moresby
- Mount Mackay
- Mourilyan
- Mourilyan Harbour
- Mundoo
- Munro Plains
- Murray Upper
- Murrigal
- Nerada
- New Harbourline
- Ngatjan
- No. 4 Branch
- No. 5 Branch
- No. 6 Branch
- O'Briens Hill
- Palmerston
- Pin Gin Hill
- Rockingham
- Rungoo
- Sandy Pocket
- Shell Pocket
- Silkwood
- Silky Oak
- South Innisfail
- South Johnstone
- South Mission Beach
- Stockton
- Stoters Hill
- Sundown
- Tam O'Shanter
- Tully
- Tully Heads
- Upper Daradgee
- Utchee Creek
- Vasa Views
- Walter Hill
- Walter Lever Estate
- Wangan
- Wanjuru
- Warrami
- Warrubullen
- Webb
- Wongaling Beach
- Wooroonooran
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