Etty Bay, Queensland

For the bay of the same name, see Etty Bay.

Town in Queensland, Australia

Etty Bay
Queensland

Etty Bay

Coordinates| 17°33′25″S 146°05′19″E﻿ / ﻿17.5569°S 146.0886°E﻿ / -17.5569; 146.0886﻿ (Etty Bay (town centre))
Population| 486 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 34.23/km2 (88.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4858
Area| 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 11.8 km (7 mi) SSE of Innisfail
* 99.3 km (62 mi) SSE of Cairns
* 256 km (159 mi) NNW of Townsville
* 1,587 km (986 mi) NNW of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)| Hill
Federal division(s)| Kennedy
| Localities around Etty Bay:

Mourilyan | Coquette Point | Coral Sea
Mourilyan | Etty Bay | Coral Sea
Mourilyan | Mourilyan | Mourilyan Harbour

Etty Bay is a coastal town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Etty Bay had a population of 486 people.[1]

## Attractions

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Etty Bay is a popular beach for locals and tourists. It features a swimming net to protect from the seasonal Jelly Fish. Etty bay also has a prominent cassowary population that can be regularly seen on the beach.

## Demographics

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In the 2016 census, the locality of Etty Bay had a population of 397 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Etty Bay had a population of 486 people.[1]

## Education

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There are no schools in Etty Bay. The nearest government primary school is Mourilyan State School in neighbouring Mourilyan to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College is Innisfail Estate, Innisfail, to the north-west.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Etty Bay (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ "Etty Bay – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 11906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
3. ^ "Etty Bay – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45696)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Etty Bay (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

## External links

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* "Town map of Etty Bay". Queensland Government. 1982.

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Towns and localities in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland

* Bamboo Creek
* Basilisk
* Belvedere
* Bilyana
* Bingil Bay
* Birkalla
* Bombeeta
* Boogan
* Bulgun
* Camp Creek
* Cardstone
* Cardwell
* Carmoo
* Carruchan
* Coconuts
* Comoon Loop
* Cooroo Lands
* Coorumba
* Coquette Point
* Cowley
* Cowley Beach
* Cowley Creek
* Cullinane
* Currajah
* Damper Creek
* Daradgee
* Daveson
* Dingo Pocket
* Djarawong
* Djiru
* Dunk
* East Feluga
* East Innisfail
* East Palmerston
* Eaton
* El Arish
* Ellerbeck
* Etty Bay
* Eubenangee
* Euramo
* Feluga
* Fitzgerald Creek
* Flying Fish Point
* Friday Pocket
* Garners Beach
* Garradunga
* Germantown
* Googarra Beach
* Goolboo
* Goondi
* Goondi Bend
* Goondi Hill
* Granadilla
* Gulngai
* Hinchinbrook
* Hudson
* Hull Heads
* Innisfail
* Innisfail Estate
* Jaffa
* Japoon
* Japoonvale
* Jarra Creek
* Jubilee Heights
* Jumbun
* Kennedy
* Kooroomool
* Kurrimine Beach
* Lower Cowley
* Lower Tully
* Lumholtz
* Maadi
* Mamu
* Maria Creeks
* Martyville
* McCutcheon
* Mena Creek
* Merryburn
* Midgenoo
* Midgeree Bar
* Mighell
* Mission Beach
* Moresby
* Mount Mackay
* Mourilyan
* Mourilyan Harbour
* Mundoo
* Munro Plains
* Murray Upper
* Murrigal
* Nerada
* New Harbourline
* Ngatjan
* No. 4 Branch
* No. 5 Branch
* No. 6 Branch
* O'Briens Hill
* Palmerston
* Pin Gin Hill
* Rockingham
* Rungoo
* Sandy Pocket
* Shell Pocket
* Silkwood
* Silky Oak
* South Innisfail
* South Johnstone
* South Mission Beach
* Stockton
* Stoters Hill
* Sundown
* Tam O'Shanter
* Tully
* Tully Heads
* Upper Daradgee
* Utchee Creek
* Vasa Views
* Walter Hill
* Walter Lever Estate
* Wangan
* Wanjuru
* Warrami
* Warrubullen
* Webb
* Wongaling Beach
* Wooroonooran

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