Kinka Beach is a coastal rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Kinka Beach had a population of 621 people.

Geography

Kinka Beach is 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 Is ...

, situated on the banks of Kinka Creek, about north of

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In ...

and 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 the ...

. The

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enters the locality from the north ( Causeway Lake) and runs close to the coast before exiting to the south-east (

). The land in the locality is predominantly undeveloped. The residential areas are near the coast along or just off the Scenic Highway. Kinka is a residential neighbourhood within the south-east of locality (), which takes its name from former Kinka railway station on the former Emu Park railway line.

Great Keppel Island Great Keppel Island (''Woppaburra, Wop-Pa, Wapparaburra'') lies from the coast off Yeppoon in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland. The island's traditional owners are the Wopp ...

is off-shore from the locality.

History

Kinka Beach is the traditional land of the

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Aboriginal tribe, as is all of the Capricornia region. The land including the settlement was originally part of a

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, but limited development took place after a coastal road linking Emu Park and Yeppoon was made during the 1930s. It was not until the 1960s, however, that substantial residential development took place. At the , Kinka Beach had a population of 621. Prior to Local Government Amalgamations in 2008, the Capricorn Coast was administered by

Livingstone Shire Council 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 ...

. From 2008 to 2013, the shire was amalgamated into the

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Ar ...

. From 2014, the Shire of Livingstone was re-established and now administers Kinka Beach. In the , Kinka Beach had a population of 621 people. Many of the residents are

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, whilst others commute to work in

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Education

There are no schools in Kinka Beach. The nearest government primary school is Emu Park State School in neighbouring Emu Park to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in

to the north-west.

Amenities

There is one small shop. There is also a

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and three

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(Kinka Palms Beachfront Apartments / Motel, Sunlover Lodge, and Kinka Kippa).

Transport

Kinka Beach is linked to all three centres by a bus service which runs every day including weekends.

Attractions

The Big Whale is one of

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. It is at 1059 Scenic Highway (). It was originally built by Kevin Logan as part of a now-closed tourist attraction Coral Life Marine Park.

References

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