Hull Heads, Queensland
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- 20.8 km (13 mi) SE of Tully
- 72 km (45 mi) S of Innisfail
- 159 km (99 mi) S of Cairns
- 217 km (135 mi) NNW of Townsville
- 1,548 km (962 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Localities around Hull Heads: | ||
Carmoo | South Mission Beach | Dunk |
Lower Tully | Hull Heads | Coral Sea |
Tully Heads | Tully Heads | Coral Sea |
Hull Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Hull Heads had a population of 127 people.[1]
Geography
The locality is mostly located on the southern side of the Hull River with the town of Hull Heads on the southern headland near the mouth of the river.[4]
Googarra Beach is a second town within the locality on the beach near the locality's southern boundary (18°00′26″S 146°03′30″E / 18.0072°S 146.0583°E / -18.0072; 146.0583 (Googarra Beach, Queensland)) which has yet to be developed.[5]
History
It was originally named Googarra until renamed Hull by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1963. The town take its name from the Hull River, which in turn was named after surveyor Alfred Arthur Hull, who worked in the area from 1870 to 1872.[2]
Googarra is believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal name Galmora, known by Europeans as Jackey Jackey who was a member of Edmund Kennedy's exploration of Cape York Peninsula; the town of Googarra Beach was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1963.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Hull Heads had a population of 113 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Hull Heads had a population of 127 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Hull Heads. The nearest government primary school is Lower Tully State School in neighbouring Lower Tully to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north-west.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hull Heads (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Hull Heads – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 16422)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Hull Heads – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Googarra Beach – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 14238)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hull Heads (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
- "Town map of Hull Heads". Queensland Government. 1977.
- "Town map of Googarra Beach". Queensland Government. 1983.
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