Toolakea, Queensland
title: "Toolakea, Queensland" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["suburbs-of-townsville"] topic_path: "general/suburbs-of-townsville" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolakea,_Queensland" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| name | Toolakea |
| city | Townsville |
| state | qld |
| coordinates | |
| local_map | yes |
| zoom | 12 |
| pop | 218 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| postcode | 4818 |
| area | 0.7 |
| timezone | AEST |
| utc | +10:00 |
| dist1 | 21.8 |
| dir1 | NW |
| location1 | Deeragun |
| dist2 | 37.1 |
| dir2 | NW |
| location2 | Townsville CBD |
| dist3 | 1372 |
| dir3 | NNW |
| location3 | Brisbane |
| lga | City of Townsville |
| stategov | Hinchinbrook |
| fedgov | Herbert |
| near-n | Coral Sea |
| near-ne | Coral Sea |
| near-e | Bluewater |
| near-se | Bluewater |
| near-s | Bluewater |
| near-sw | Bluewater |
| near-w | Bluewater |
| near-nw | Coral Sea |
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| type = town | name = Toolakea | city = Townsville | state = qld | image = | caption = | coordinates = | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | pop = 218 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | established = | postcode = 4818 | area = 0.7 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 21.8 | dir1 = NW | location1 = Deeragun | dist2 = 37.1 | dir2 = NW | location2 = Townsville CBD | dist3 = 1372 | dir3 = NNW | location3 = Brisbane | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | lga = City of Townsville | stategov = Hinchinbrook | fedgov = Herbert | url = | maxtemp = | maxtemp_footnotes = | mintemp = | mintemp_footnotes = | rainfall = | rainfall_footnotes = | near-n = Coral Sea | near-ne = Coral Sea | near-e = Bluewater | near-se = Bluewater | near-s = Bluewater | near-sw = Bluewater | near-w = Bluewater | near-nw = Coral Sea Toolakea is a coastal town and suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 218 people.
Geography
Toolakea is to the north of Bluewater, approximately 33 km north-east of the Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
The Toolakea community stretches approximately 2 km along the Esplanade. Toolakea Beach () itself stretches approximately 8 km from the mouth of Bluewater Creek to the mouth of Sleeper Log Creek.
History
Toolakea is an Aboriginal word, possibly from Warakami language meaning sunny place.
Demographics
In the , the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 205 people.
In the , the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 205 people, unchanged from 2006.
In the , the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 218 people.
Amenities
Facilities include a park with public toilets, barbecues, picnic tables and a children's playground.
Education
There are no schools in Toolakea. The nearest government primary school is Bluewater State School in neighbouring Bluewater to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun to the south-east.
References
References
- {{cite QPN. 34861. Toolakea. town in City of Townsville
- {{cite QPN. 44644. Toolakea. suburb in City of Townsville
- [http://previous.thuringowa.qld.gov.au/thuringowa/info/see_and_do#17 Thuringowa: Things To See And Do], accessed 10 June 2008.
- {{Cite QPN. 44528. Toolakea Beach. beach in the City of Townsville
- {{Census 2006 AUS
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- [http://discover.thuringowa.qld.gov.au/thingstodo/picnicswim/northernbeaches Picnicking and Swimming in the Northern Beaches] {{Webarchive. link. (1 June 2009 , accessed 10 June 2008.)
- {{Queensland Globe
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