Cooee Bay is a coastal

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in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

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, Australia. In the , Cooee Bay had a population of 942 people.

Geography

Cooee Bay is bounded to the east by the

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. It is centrally located on the

Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Island ...

, two kilometres south of

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

, and north of

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government in Australia, local government area of ...

. Like its neighbouring suburb

Taranganba Taranganba is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people. Geography Taranganba is set back from ''Keppel Bay'' ...

, Cooee Bay is separated from Yeppoon by Ross Creek, a popular fishing location. Cooee Bay has the following headlands (from north to south): * Wave Point () * Keppel Outlook () * Wreck Point () These headlands create a number of small bays (from north to south): * Yeppoon Inlet at the mouth of Ross Creek () * Fishermans Bay () south of the mount of Ross Creek * Brumms Cove () between Wave Point and Keppel Outlook * Cooee Bay () south of Keppel Outlook Cooee-Bay1

Matthew Flinders Drive is an alternative tourist deviation from the Scenic Highway, which travels up to Wreck Point. From the lookout, the visitor can enjoy views to Byfield,

Great Keppel Island Great Keppel Island (Woppaburra language, Woppaburra: ''Wop-Pa'') lies off the coast from Yeppoon, in the Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality of The Keppels in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Capri ...

, and Rosslyn. Offshore to the east is the locality of The Keppels which contain the Great Keppel Islands and a number of other islands.

History

Cooee Bay Post Office opened on 18 September 1961 by Don and Edna Schabe who had previously owned the Cooee Bay General Store. There is a memorial to Don Schabe in the park for his contribution to the Cooee Bay Progress Association. Prior to the opening of the post office, a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

had been open from 1894. The post office closed in 1977. During

World War 2 World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilisin ...

, Cooee Bay was heavily occupied by the

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. Prior to local government amalgamations in 2008, the Capricorn Coast was administered by Livingstone Shire Council. From 2008 to 2013 it was administered by Rockhampton Region. From 1 January 2014, the Shire of Livingstone was restored and now administers Cooee Bay.

Demographics

In the , Cooee Bay had a population of 1,275 people. In the , Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people. In the , Cooee Bay had a population of 942 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cooee Bay. The nearest government primary school is Taranganba State School in neighbouring

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in neighbouring Yeppoon to the north-west.

References

{{authority control Beaches of Queensland Shire of Livingstone Capricorn Coast Localities in Queensland

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

See also

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