Moore_Park_Beach,_Queensland
Moore Park Beach, Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
Moore Park Beach is a coastal rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] The coastal town of Moore Park is within the locality.[4]
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Coordinates | 24.7163°S 152.275°E / -24.7163; 152.275 (Moore Park (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
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Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 59.0 km2 (22.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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In the 2021 census, the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 2,890 people.[1]
Moore Park Beach is on the Coral Sea, 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) by road north of the city of Bundaberg. It is bordered to the north and north-west by the Kolan River, to the south by the suburbs of Moorland and Welcome Creek, and on the east by Fairymead.[5]
Fairydale is a neighbourhood within the south-east of the locality (24.7486°S 152.3010°E / -24.7486; 152.3010 (Fairydale (neighbourhood))).[6]
Moore Park Beach is a sandy beach (24.6969°S 152.2517°E / -24.6969; 152.2517 (Moore Park Beach)) which extends the entire length of the locality's coastline and beyond to Fairymead.[7][5]
The most northern part of the locality is protected within the Mouth of Kolan River Conservation Park (24.6778°S 152.2199°E / -24.6778; 152.2199 (Mouth of Kolan River Conservation Park)). It is 784 hectares (1,940 acres).[5]
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 rural residential land parcels.[5]
The far south-east of the locality is undeveloped marshland. The remainder of the locality is used for farming, predominantly growing sugarcane.[5]
On 3 January 1961, the town and locality were named by Queensland Place Names Board after grazier Isaac Moore of Barambah station in the South Burnett.[3][4]
Moore Park State School opened on 1 January 2004. It was later renamed Moore Park Beach State School.[8][9]
In the 2001 census, the town of Moore Park had a population of 1,279 people.[10]
In the 2006 census, 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%), German, Maltese, 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%.[11]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 2,650 people, of whom 2,122 lived within the town of Moore Park.[12][2]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Moore Park Beach had a population of 2,890 people.[1]
Moore Park Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Murdochs Linking Road (24.7096°S 152.2552°E / -24.7096; 152.2552 (Moore Park State School)).[13][14] 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).[15]
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.[5]
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Environmental Reserve Park (24.7022°S 152.2560°E / -24.7022; 152.2560 (Environmental Reserve Park))[16]
- Fauna And Flora Park (24.7174°S 152.2797°E / -24.7174; 152.2797 (Fauna And Flora Park))[16]
- Industrial Park (24.7298°S 152.2849°E / -24.7298; 152.2849 (Industrial Park))[16]
- Merv Thiele Park (24.7141°S 152.2692°E / -24.7141; 152.2692 (Merv Thiele Park))[16]
- Moore Park Oval (24.7162°S 152.2772°E / -24.7162; 152.2772 (Moore Park Oval))[16]
- Moore Park Wetlands Reserve (24.7201°S 152.2770°E / -24.7201; 152.2770 (Moore Park Wetlands Reserve))[16]
- Ray Townson Park (24.7055°S 152.2614°E / -24.7055; 152.2614 (Ray Townson Park))[16]
- Royal Palms Estate Park (24.6942°S 152.2456°E / -24.6942; 152.2456 (Royal Palms Estate Park))[16]
Four-wheel driving is permitted in two sections of the beach, north of Sylvan Drive via Royal Palms Park (24.69308°S 152.24653°E / -24.69308; 152.24653 (Sylvan Road 4WD access point)) and south of Lassig Street (24.71771°S 152.28280°E / -24.71771; 152.28280 (Lassig Street 4WD access point)), with access at those two locations.[17]
Moore Park Surf Lifesaving Club is at Surf Club Drive (24.7151°S 152.2782°E / -24.7151; 152.2782 (Moore Park Surf Life Saving Club)). The volunteers patrol the beach to support safe swimming.[18]
The beach is also a nesting site for sea turtles including loggerhead sea turtles in summer months.[19]
Moore Park is served by a limited bus service operated by Stewart & Sons.[20]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moore Park Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moore Park (UCL)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Moore Park Beach – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44749)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- "Moore Park – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 22720)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- "Fairydale – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 40675)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes" (Excel spreadsheet). Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Moore Park (Urban Centres and Localities)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Moore Park (Burnett Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moore Park Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Moore Park Beach State School". Moore Park Beach State School. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "Coastlines and rivers". Bundaberg Regional Council. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "Moore Park SLSC | Surf Club | Bundaberg". www.mooreparkslsc.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "Moore Park - Places to Visit - Bundaberg, Coral Coast & Country - Queensland Holidays". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- Timetable Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Stewart & Sons
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- "Moore Park Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Town map of Moore Park". Queensland Government. 1982.