Sarina Beach is a coastal town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Sarina Beach had a population of 661 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to east by the

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, to the south by the Sarina Inlet and Plane Creek, and to the west by the

Goonyella railway line The Goonyella railway system is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It services the coal mining area of the Bowen Basin, carrying coal to the Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminals 20 km southeast of Mackay, as well as product ...

that carries

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from the

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coalfields to

Hay Point Hay Point is a coastal locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, 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. Geography H ...

for shipping. Praguelands railway station ion the Goonyella railway line is on the boundary of the localities of

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 ...

and Sarina Beach. (). Sarina Beach Road connects the town of Sarina to the south-east to the town of Sarah Beach on the east coast of the locality.

Coastal features

Sarina Beach has the following coastal features (from west to east): * Biltofts Beach () * Sarina Inlet () * Point Salisbury () * Johnsons Beach () * Perpetua Point () * Sarina Beach, the beach ()

History

The name ultimately derives the Sarina Inlet, believed to be named by surveyor

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from

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meaning ''enchantress''. The beach became popular with beachgoers in the late 1920s with the first house built in 1928 for Mrs Campbell senior, who established a business providing dressing room facilities.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Sarina Beach had a population of 607 people. In the , the locality of Sarina Beach had a population of 661 people.

Education

There are no schools in Sarina Beach. The nearest government primary schools are Alligator Creek State School in Alligator Creek to the north-west and Sarina State School in neighbouring

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is

Sarina State High School Sarina State High School is located in the small rural town of Sarina, Queensland, Australia. The school had 600 students in 2013 with a reported 20 percent continuing studies at University. Sarina State High previously boasted a marine aquarium ...

also in Sarina.

References

External links

Town map of Sarina Beach, 1979
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