Cooee Bay

Cooee Bay is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea. It is centrally located on the Capricorn Coast, two kilometres south of Yeppoon, and {{convert|17|km|mi}} north of Emu Park.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 February 2021}}

Like its neighbouring suburb Taranganba, Cooee Bay is separated from Yeppoon by Ross Creek, a popular fishing location.

Cooee Bay has the following headlands (from north to south):

• Wave Point ({{coord|-23.1387|150.7578|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Wave Point}}){{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|36828|Wave Point|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Keppel Outlook ({{coord|-23.1390|150.7590|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Keppel Outlook}}){{cite QPN|18001|Keppel Outlook|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Wreck Point ({{coord|-23.1440|150.7643|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Wreck Point}}){{cite QPN|38190|Wreck Point|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}

These headlands create a number of small bays (from north to south):

• Yeppoon Inlet at the mouth of Ross Creek ({{coord|-23.1362|150.7515|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Yeppoon Inlet}}){{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Bays - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Fishermans Bay ({{coord|-23.1375|150.7533|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Fishermans Bay}}) south of the mount of Ross Creek{{cite QPN|12531|Fishermans Bay|bay in Livingstone Shire|accessdate=27 December 2020}}
• Brumms Cove ({{coord|-23.1388|150.7583|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Brumms Cove}}) between Wave Point and Keppel Outlook{{cite QPN|4828|Brumms Cove|bay in Livingstone Shire|accessdate=27 December 2020}}
• Cooee Bay ({{coord|-23.1409|150.7605|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Cooee Bay}}) south of Keppel Outlook{{cite QPN|8025|Cooee Bay|bay in Livingstone Shire|accessdate=27 December 2020}}

File:Cooee-Bay1.jpgMatthew Flinders Drive is an alternative tourist deviation from the Scenic Highway, which travels up to Wreck Point. From the lookout, the visitor can enjoy views to Byfield, Great Keppel Island, and Rosslyn.

Offshore to the east is the locality of The Keppels which contain the Great Keppel Islands and a number of other islands.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

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Cooee Bay Post Office opened on 18 September 1961 by Don and Edna Schabe who had previously owned the Cooee Bay General Store. There is a memorial to Don Schabe in the park for his contribution to the Cooee Bay Progress Association. Prior to the opening of the post office, a receiving office had been open from 1894. The post office closed in 1977.{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& | url-status = live }}

During World War 2, Cooee Bay was heavily occupied by the US Army.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/places/?id=2010|title=Camp Yeppoon (US) Rehabilitation and Training facility|website=Queensland World War II Historic Places|publisher=Queensland Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608221301/http://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/places/?id=2010|archive-date=8 June 2017|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2017}}

Prior to local government amalgamations in 2008, the Capricorn Coast was administered by Livingstone Shire Council. From 2008 to 2013 it was administered by Rockhampton Region. From 1 January 2014, the Shire of Livingstone was restored and now administers Cooee Bay.

In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Cooee Bay had a population of 1,275 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SC35651|name=Cooee Bay|quick=on|access-date=3 February 2021}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30678|name=Cooee Bay (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Cooee Bay had a population of 942 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33219|name=Yeppoon (SAL)|access-date=6 August 2022|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Cooee Bay. The nearest government primary school is Taranganba State School in neighbouring Taranganba to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in neighbouring Yeppoon to the north-west.

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