Oak Beach, Queensland

Oak Beach Queensland
Sunrise at Oak Beach (32020450496).jpg, 2017
Oak Beach
Coordinates	16.6002°S 145.5216°E / -16.6002; 145.5216 (Oak Beach (town centre))
Population	186 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	26.96/km^2 (69.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4877
Area	6.9 km^2 (2.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.2 km (10 mi) SSE of Port Douglas 25.8 km (16 mi) SE of Mossman 50.3 km (31 mi) NW of Cairns 1,727 km (1,073 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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

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]

Geography

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:

• Pebbly Beach in the northern part of the locality (16.5818°S 145.5126°E / -16.5818; 145.5126 (Pebbly Beach)) extending north into neighbouring Mowbray^[5]
• the eponymous Oak Beach in the southern part of the locality (16.6009°S 145.5229°E / -16.6009; 145.5229 (Oak Beach)) extending south into neighbouring Mowbray^[5]

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 (16.583°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

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

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

1. 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. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
5. "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.

External links

• "Town map of Oak Beach". Queensland Government. 1972.