Shoal Point is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Shoal Point had a population of 1,104 people.

Geography

Shoal Point is a headland at the north-east of the locality (). The waters and inlets of the ''

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'' form the eastern and northern boundaries, and most of the western boundary. The Coral Sea coast is a long sandy beach. The land in the west of the suburb along the inlet is most marshland. The land use along the Coral Sea coast is predominantly surburan housing. Further inland the land use is a mixture of

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation and growing

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

and other tropical crops.

Demographics

In the , Shoal Point had a population of 977 people. In the , Shoal Point had a population of 1,104 people.

Education

There are no schools in Shoal Point. The nearest government primary school is Bucasia State School in neighbouring Bucasia to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in Rural View to the south.

Amenities

The

Mackay Regional Council The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estimat ...

operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at O'Brien Esplanade. There is a boat ramp at the northern end of the O'Brien Esplanade (). There are a number of parks in the area (from north to south): * Hodges Road Park () * Cone Street Park () * Nautilus Park () * Dolphins Park ()

References

External links

* {{Mackay Region Mackay Region Suburbs of Mackay, Queensland