Oak Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Oak Beach had a population of 186 people.[1]

Oak Beach
Queensland
Sunrise at Oak Beach (32020450496).jpg, 2017
Oak Beach is located in Queensland
Oak Beach
Oak Beach
Coordinates16°36′01″S 145°31′18″E / 16.6002°S 145.5216°E / -16.6002; 145.5216 (Oak Beach (town centre))
Population186 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density26.96/km2 (69.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4877
Area6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Oak Beach:
Mowbray Mowbray Coral Sea
Mowbray Oak Beach Coral Sea
Mowbray Mowbray Coral Sea

Geography

edit

Oak Beach is bounded by the Coral Sea to east and completely surrounded by the locality of Mowbray on all its land boundaries.[4]

The locality has the following beaches:

The town of Oak Beach is located in the far south-east of the locality on the coast. The residential areas are along the coast in the town and along the coast on Pebbly Beach. The southern part of the locality is mostly rural residential. The west of the locality is used to grow sugarcane.[4]

Offshore is Trinity Bay, part of the Coral Sea (16°34′59″S 145°31′44″E / 16.583°S 145.529°E / -16.583; 145.529 (Trinity Bay)).[6]

The Captain Cook Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Mowbray) and exits to the north (Mowbray). It does not pass through the town.[4]

Demographics

edit
 
Oak Beach, circa 1935

In the 2016 census, the locality of Oak Beach had a population of 195 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Oak Beach had a population of 186 people.[1]

Education

edit

There are no schools in Oak Beach. The nearest government primary school is Port Douglas State School in Port Douglas to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the north-west.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oak Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Oak Beach – town in Shire of Douglas (entry 24978)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Oak Beach – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48816)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oak Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
edit