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Oak Beach is a coastal town and
In the , the locality of Oak Beach had a population of 195 people.
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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in the Shire of Douglas
The Shire of Douglas is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland, Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mo ...
, Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia. In the , the locality of Oak Beach had a population of 195 people.
Geography
Oak Beach is bounded by theCoral Sea
The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...
to east and completely surrounded by the locality of Mowbray on all its land boundaries.
The locality has the following beaches:
* Pebbly Beach in the northern part of the locality () extending north into neighbouring Mowbray
* the eponymous Oak Beach in the southern part of the locality () extending south into neighbouring Mowbray
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
A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block in New Zealand, or acreage living or rural residential in Australia) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held merely to ...
. The west of the locality is used to grow sugarcane.
Offshore is Trinity Bay, part of the Coral Sea ().
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.History
In the , the locality of Oak Beach had a population of 195 people.
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.References
External links
* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Shire of Douglas Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland