Hay Point is a coastal
locality in
Mackay Region
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869.
It has an estimat ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
It contains two towns, Hector on its north coast () and Half Tide on its south coast ().
In the , the locality of Hay Point had a population of 1,306 people.
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Geography
Hay Point is located approximately south of the city of Mackay.
With a tidal range of 7.4m (the highest on the east coast of Australia), Hay Point has potential for electricity generation via tidal power
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Although not yet widely used, tidal energy has the potential for future electricity generation. T ...
.
History
The town of Hector was first surveyed in 1902.
Demographics
In the , the locality of Hay Point and the surrounding area had a population of 1,386.
Coal export terminals
Hay Point has two bulk coal
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Coal i ...
terminals. Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) is owned by
the Queensland State Government and leased for 50 years to Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (formerly Babcock & Brown
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Infrastructure), who in turn engage Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd to operate, maintain and develop it. Hay Point Services Coal Terminal is owned and operated by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance a joint venture between BHP
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As of 2024, BHP was the worldâ ...
and Mitsubishi
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, and operated by Hay Point Services.
Education
There are no schools in Hay Point. The nearest government primary school is Alligator Creek State School in neighbouring Alligator Creek to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Sarina State High School in Sarina
Sarina is a rural town and coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Sarina had a population of 5,619 people.
Geography
Sarina lies just inland of the east coa ...
to the south-west.
Amenities
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Valroy and Carey Streets.
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Hay Point
Town map of Hector, 1979
Town map of Half Tide, 1980
Ports Corporation of Queensland
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Management
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Coal terminals
Ports and harbours of Queensland
North Queensland
Mackay Region
Localities in Queensland