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Zilzie
Zilzie is a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people. Geography Contiguous with Emu Park, the town is located on the Capricorn Coast, north north west of the state capital, Brisbane east of the city of Rockhampton and approx south of Yeppoon. Zilzie has the following headlands (from north to south): * Rocky Point () * Arthurs Point () * Zilzie Point () * Cocoanut Point () History Zilzie was named after Zilzie Point, the coastal northern end of the suburb, which was named after a property in the area which was owned by Arthur Bootle Wilbraham, who made an anagram of Lizzie (née Jardine), the name of his wife. Between 2008 and 2013, Zilzie and the rest of the Shire of Livingstone were part of the Rockhampton Region. Demographics In the , Zilzie had a population of 1,153 people. In the , Zilzie had a population of 1,890 people. In the , Zilzie had a populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capricorn Coast
The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Island (Queensland), Curtis Island, which in turn takes its name from the Tropic of Capricorn (approx ) which passes through roughly through the cape. The Tropic also passes through Capricorn Coast. The Capricorn Coast is officially defined as "the coastal area between the mouth of Water Park Creek and the mouth of the Fitzroy River", which establishes its boundaries as and , i.e. from Farnborough, Queensland, Farnborough to Thompson Point, Queensland, Thompson Point. The Capricorn Coast is approximately from end to end yet comparatively small in population, with dozens of towns and islands scattered along its length. The region has a rich history going back to the 1850s. The Capricorn Coast offers a wide variety of luxury and budget holiday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emu Park, Queensland
Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In the , the locality of Emu Park had a population of 2,281 people. Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was explored by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay, including Great Keppel Island. Emu Park is a popular tourist spot, and has won several tourism awards, and features fishing, surfing, boating, and unspoiled beaches. Geography Emu Park is part of the Capricorn Coast in Central Queensland. Off-shore to the north is Shoal Bay (). Emu Park has the following coast features (from north to south): * Tanby Point () *Fishermans Beach () *Emu Point () The northern part of the locality is mostly undeveloped wetlands around Shoal Water Creek () which flows into Shoal Bay, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emu Park
Emu Park is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government in Australia, local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In the , the locality of Emu Park had a population of 2,281 people. Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was explored by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay Islands National Park, Keppel Bay, including Great Keppel Island. Emu Park is a popular tourist spot, and has won several tourism awards, and features fishing, surfing, boating, and unspoiled beaches. Geography Emu Park is part of the Capricorn Coast in Central Queensland. Off-shore to the north is Shoal Bay (). Emu Park has the following coast features (from north to south): * Tanby Point () *Fishermans Beach () *Emu Point () The nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coorooman, Queensland
Coorooman is a rural coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coorooman had a population of 97 people. Geography The many branches of ''Cawarral Creek'' permeate the locality, forming much of the southern boundary, part of the eastern, and draining the interior. Most of the area around the creek network is marshland with most land use occurring in the north and west, a mixture of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation. Although a coastal locality, the only boundary with the Coral Sea is the mouth of Cawarral Creek, as the land on either side of the creek mouth is in the localities of Zilzie (north of the creek mouth) and Keppel Sands (south of the creek mouth). The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road enters the locality from the south-west ( Coowonga) and exits to the north ( Tanby). History The locality was named after its former railway station on the Emu Park branch line, which in turn took its name from the creek, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livingstone Shire
The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal town of Yeppoon, covers an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region. The Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014 following a successful de-amalgamation referendum in 2013. Industry within the shire is diverse. Timber is harvested from extensive pine plantations near Byfield in the north. Significant pineapple production takes place within the shire, as well as other agricultural crops. Tourism is increasingly becoming a mainstay of the area, with Keppel Bay and the nearby islands a major drawcard, and more than half of the Shire's population lives in the coastal area centred on Yeppoon and Emu Park. The coastal strip within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keppel Sands, Queensland
Keppel Sands is a coastal rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Keppel Sands had a population of 374 people. Geography Keppel Sands is the southernmost town on the Capricorn Coast. The town is located in the Livingstone Shire Council Local government in Australia, local government area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. Separated by Coorooman Creek from the larger towns of Emu Park and Yeppoon to the north, Keppel Sands is a charming village-style township centred on fishing and holiday making. Facilities in Keppel Sands include a hotel, caravan park, motel, Australia Post outlet, local store, and two boat ramps. The Coast Guard are located at Pumpkin Creek at the southern edge of the town. Keppel Sands is home to many retirees and families and is also a popular location for fishing and crabbing. House Market The House market in keppel sands is through the roof wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Keppels, Queensland
The Keppels is a locality containing a group of islands in the Coral Sea within the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , The Keppels had a population of 60. Geography The largest islands are Great Keppel Island and North Keppel Island Keppel Bay Islands are part of both a national park and a scientific national park in Queensland, Australia, respectively 538 km and 518 km northwest of Brisbane. Keppel Bay Islands National Park includes 13 islands, positioned in Kep .... Demographics In the , The Keppels had a population of 50. In the , The Keppels had a population of 60. Education North Keppel Island Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at North Keppel Island (). References {{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Livingstone
The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal town of Yeppoon, covers an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region. The Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014 following a successful de-amalgamation referendum in 2013. Industry within the shire is diverse. Timber is harvested from extensive pine plantations near Byfield in the north. Significant pineapple production takes place within the shire, as well as other agricultural crops. Tourism is increasingly becoming a mainstay of the area, with Keppel Bay and the nearby islands a major drawcard, and more than half of the Shire's population lives in the coastal area centred on Yeppoon and Emu Park. The coastal strip within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Capricornia
The Division of Capricornia is an Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the states and territories of Australia, state of Queensland. It comprises the city of Rockhampton and stretches along the Pacific coast until the southwestern outer suburbs of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. Capricornia is a traditionally a Australian Labor Party, Labor-voting electorate, having been Labor-held for 72 years of the 100 years since 1922. However, Capricornia has recently trended towards the Coalition (Australia), Coalition since 2013 Australian federal election, 2013. This political realignment was particularly noticeable at the 2019 Australian federal election, 2019 federal election as Blue-collar worker, blue-collar but highly paid Mining in Australia, mining workers deserted Labor for Pauline Hanson's One Nation and the Coalition. Similar voting trends can be found in the nearby electorates of Division of Flynn, Flynn and Division of Dawson, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Keppel
Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield and the Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ... suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek. Members for Keppel Election results References External links * {{Electoral districts of Queensland Keppel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Postcodes in Australia, Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage of suburb (municipality outside of a big city). The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "neighbourhood" or "district", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
