Wongaling Beach, Queensland
Wongaling Beach is a tropical beachside coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,245 people.[1]
| Wongaling Beach Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Cassowary Statue | |||||||||||||||
Wongaling Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°54′52″S 146°05′50″E / 17.9145°S 146.0972°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,245 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 85.3/km2 (220.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4852 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography Edit
The locality takes its name from the beach Wongaling Beach (17°54′14″S 146°05′51″E / 17.9039°S 146.0974°E) which extends the length of the locality's coastline,[4][5] and is part of a continuous 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) sandy coastline which links the three adjacent coastal localities (from north to south): Mission Beach (sometimes called North Mission Beach), Wongaling Beach, and South Mission Beach.[6]
Most of the residential development is along the eastern coastal strip of the locality with the town centre on the coast in the south-east of the locality. The western part of the locality is undeveloped tropical forests.[6]
Dunk Island lies off the southern coast of Wongaling Beach.[6]
History Edit
The suburb takes its name from its beach where the town allotments were surveyed in 1973. Wongaling is an Aboriginal word meaning pigeon.[2]
Mission Beach State School opened on 27 January 1953 in the "tropical jungle" of Mission Beach to the north. On 1 February 1993, the school re-opened at a new site in Wongaling Beach.[7][8][9]
Wongaling Beach Library facility was given a major refurbishment in 2002.[10]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,245 people.[1]
Education Edit
Despite its name, Mission Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Webb Road (17°54′15″S 146°05′33″E / 17.9042°S 146.0925°E).[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 310 students with 21 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[13]
There is no secondary school in Wongaling Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south-west.[6]
Facilities Edit
Mission Beach Police Station is at 2 Webb Street (17°54′17″S 146°05′30″E / 17.9048°S 146.0918°E).[14][15] Mission Beach SES Facility is at the rear of the police station (17°54′18″S 146°05′31″E / 17.9050°S 146.0920°E).[15]
Mission Beach Fire Station is at 4 Webb Street (17°54′17″S 146°05′32″E / 17.9047°S 146.0922°E).[16][15]
Mission Beach Ambulance Station is at 6 Webb Street (17°54′17″S 146°05′33″E / 17.9048°S 146.0926°E).[17][15]
Mission Beach Community Health Centre is at 26 Wongaling Beach Road (17°53′45″S 146°05′36″E / 17.8959°S 146.0933°E). It operates three days a week.[18][19] At other times, the nearest health services are in Tully.[20]
Amenities Edit
Cassowary Coast Regional Council operates Wongaling Beach Library at 2018 Tully Mission Beach Drive (17°53′45″S 146°05′29″E / 17.8957°S 146.0913°E).[21]
Holy Spirit Catholic Church is at 12 Webb Road (17°54′18″S 146°05′36″E / 17.9050°S 146.0934°E). It is within the Tully Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[22]
Wongaling Beach contains a Woolworths supermarket, the largest supermarket within a 42 km radius. The suburb also features a town pool and skate park. A community funded 'Splash Pad' was also opened in August of 2018.[23][citation needed]
Events Edit
Cassowary Coast Multisports Club organise an annual 5 km, 10 km and 21 km run along the beach, beginning and ending in Wongaling Beach.[24]
Attractions Edit
The Big Cassowary is one of Australia's big things. It is a statue of a cassowary on the south-east corner of Tully Mission Beach Road and Wongaling Beach Road (17°53′51″S 146°05′30″E / 17.8975°S 146.0918°E).[25]
Climate Edit
Wongaling Beach has a tropical climate. The nearest Bureau station with monthly weather statistics is in South Johnstone which is located 35.4 km from Wongaling Beach.
| Climate data for South Johnstone, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.2 (88.2) | 28.1 (82.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 525.5 (20.69) | 570.5 (22.46) | 611.7 (24.08) | 387.9 (15.27) | 267.9 (10.55) | 156.1 (6.15) | 111.7 (4.40) | 88.4 (3.48) | 83.8 (3.30) | 98.3 (3.87) | 147.2 (5.80) | 260.8 (10.27) | 3,283.8 (129.28) |
| Average precipitation days | 14.3 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 135.6 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology [26] | |||||||||||||
References Edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wongaling Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Wongaling Beach – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 37927)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Wongaling Beach – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Wongaling Beach – beach in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 37926)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Our school". Mission Beach State School. 10 February 2020. from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Facilities". Mission Beach State School. 10 February 2020. from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 12. (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Mission Beach State School". Mission Beach State School. 10 February 2020. from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Mission Beach Station". Queensland Police. from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Mission Beach Fire Station". Cassowary Coast Informer. from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Mission Beach Ambulance Station". Cassowary Coast Informer. from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Mission Beach Community Health Centre". Queensland Health. 22 October 2021. from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Katter, Bob (11 December 2019). "Mission Beach GP shuts down after 25 years" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Wongaling Beach Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 19 December 2017. from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Tully Parish". Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "The Rotary Splash Pad – Now Under Construction". 9 May 2018. from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Beachruns@Mission". from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Clark, David (2004). Big Things: Australia's Amazing Roadside Attractions. Penguin Books. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-14-300200-7.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations". 3 May 2018. from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links Edit
- "Wongaling Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.