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Turkey Beach, Queensland

Field	Value
type	town
name	Turkey Beach
state	qld
coordinates
pop	148
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode	4678
area	3.0
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
dist1	45.7
dir1	NNE
location1	Miriam Vale
dist2	50.9
dir2	SE
location2	Tannum Sands
dist3	67.9
dir3	SE
location3	Gladstone
dist4	169
dir4	SE
location4	Rockhampton
dist5	512
dir5	N
location5	Brisbane
lga	Gladstone Region
stategov	Burnett
fedgov	Flynn
near-n	Coral Sea
near-ne	Eurimbula
near-e	Eurimbula
near-se	Rodds Bay
near-s	Rodds Bay
near-sw	Rodds Bay
near-w	Rodds Bay
near-nw	Rodds Bay

Turkey Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people.

Geography

Turkey Beach is a coastal town that sits on a peninsula jutting into Rodds Bay ().

Turkey Beach Road connects the town to the Bruce Highway at Foreshores.

History

The town was gazetted on 1 November 1968. The name Turkey relates directly back to the bustard or bush turkey shot by Captain Cook's crew back in 1770 when they discovered the area aboard . Nearby Turkey Station existed since at latest 1875.

Turkey Beach was within the Shire of Miriam Vale until the shire was amalgamated into the Gladstone Region in 2008.

Turkey Beach Cenotaph was officially unveiled in April 2012 and used later that month for its first Anzac Day memorial services. Vietnam War veteran Ron Jenson worked toward establishing the cenotaph for 12 years.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 133 people.

In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 183 people.

In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people.

Education

There are no schools in Turkey Beach. The nearest government primary school is Bororen State School in Bororen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in Miriam Vale to the south-west and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north-west.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp and floating walkway at Hancock Street into Rodds Harbour (). It is managed by the Gladstone Regional Council. There is a swimming enclosure to the north of the boat ramp.

Attractions

Turkey Beach Cenotaph is a war memorial on the Esplanade at the northern tip of the peninsula ().

References

{{cite QPN. 35355. Turkey Beach. town in Gladstone Region
{{cite QPN. 47291. Turkey Beach. locality in Gladstone Region
(12 November 2020). "Bays - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
{{Queensland Globe
Cook, James. (23 May 1770). "Cook's Journal: Daily Entries". [[National Library of Australia]].
(21 August 1875). "POLICE COURT.". [[The Capricornian]].
"Gladstone Region". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
Danslo, Rebecca. (26 April 2012). "Dream come true for Viet vet". [[Gladstone Observer]].
{{Census 2006 AUS
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2021 AUS
(12 November 2020). "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
"Turkey Beach".
"Turkey Beach War Memorial".

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