Cooya Beach, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Cooya Beach
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-16.4483|145.4072|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Cooya Beach (town centre)}}
| pop = 523
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4873
| area = 8.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 4.5
| dir1 = ENE
| location1 = Mossman
| dist2 = 74
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Cairns
| dist3 = 419
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Townsville
| dist4 = 1750
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Douglas
| stategov = Cook
| fedgov = Leichhardt
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-n = Newell
| near-ne = Coral Sea
| near-e = Coral Sea
| near-se = Coral Sea
| near-s = Bonnie Doon
| near-sw = Bonnie Doon
| near-w = Bonnie Doon
| near-nw = Newell
}}
Cooya Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|8350|Cooya Beach|town in Shire of Douglas|accessdate=26 November 2018}}{{cite QPN|48588|Cooya Beach|locality in Shire of Douglas|accessdate=26 November 2018}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.
Geography
The locality is low-lying, with housing along most of the coastal strip. Apart from that, the land is mostly undeveloped. The locality includes part of an unnamed island at the mouth of the Mossman River.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=13 June 2022}}
History
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 546 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30717|name=Cooya Beach (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30712|name=Cooya Beach (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Cooya Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mossman State School and Mossman State High School respectively, both in Mossman to the south-west.
Amenities
There is a boat ramp on Bouganvillea Street into the Mossman River ({{coord|-16.4414|145.4059|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cooya Beach, Bouganvillea street boat ramp}}). It is managed by the Douglas Shire Council.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/cooya-beach|title=Cooya Beach|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-cooya-beach-1980.jpg|title=Town map of Cooya Beach|date=1980|publisher=Queensland Government}}
{{Shire of Douglas}}
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