Moore Park Beach is a coastal rural

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in the Bundaberg Region,

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, Australia. The coastal town of Moore Park is within the locality.

Geography

Moore Park Beach is on the

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, by road north of the city of

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. It is bordered to the north and north-west by the

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, to the south by the suburbs of

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and Welcome Creek, and on the east by Fairymead. Fairydale is a neighbourhood within the south-east of the locality (). Moore Park Beach is a sandy beach () which extends the entire length of the locality's coastline and beyond to Fairymead. The most northern part of the locality is protected within the

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(). It is . The residential land is in two areas, the coastal strip with predominantly suburban-sized house lots and an area in the west of the locality accessed via Malvern Drive featuring larger

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land parcels. The far south-east of the locality is undeveloped marshland. The remainder of the locality is used for farming, predominantly growing

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History

On 3 January 1961, the town and locality were named by

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after grazier Isaac Moore of Barambah station in the South Burnett. Moore Park State School opened on 1 January 2004. It was later renamed Moore Park Beach State School. In the , the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 1,279. In the , the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 1,599. 26 individuals (1.8%) reported aboriginal descent in the 2006 census. 15% of respondents were over 65 years of age. The commonest languages spoken at home were English (96%),

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, Dutch and Italian. 59.1% of residents reported Christianity as their religion, with Anglican 19.8%, Catholic 18.9%, Uniting Church 8.2%, Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%, and Lutheran 2.7% In the , the locality had a population of 2,650 people, of whom 2,122 lived within the town of Moore Park.

Education

Moore Park Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Murdochs Linking Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 193 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Moore Park Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in North Bundaberg to the south.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Environmental Reserve Park () * Fauna And Flora Park () * Industrial Park () * Merv Thiele Park () * Moore Park Oval () * Moore Park Wetlands Reserve () * Ray Townson Park () * Royal Palms Estate Park ()

Attractions

Four-wheel driving is permitted in two sections of the beach, north of Sylvan Drive via Royal Palms Park () and south of Lassig Street (), with access at those two locations. Moore Park Surf Lifesaving Club is at Surf Club Drive (). The volunteers patrol the beach to support safe swimming. The beach is also a nesting site for sea turtles including loggerhead sea turtles in summer months.

Transport

Moore Park is served by a limited bus service operated by Stewart & Sons.Timetable
Stewart & Sons

References

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